The devasted family of a man who was left in a coma while on holiday have spoken out on their nightmare after his death.
Daniel Bowman, from Leeds, was celebrating his three-year wedding anniversary with his wife Kelly in Bulgaria when he developed sepsis.
The 32-year-old traffic management worker began suffering symptoms of stomach pains and vomiting blood on the trip and was rushed to hospital.
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He was put in an induced coma in intensive care last week, but sadly his vital organs began to shut down as his immune system when into overdrive, Yorkshire Live reports .
Surgeons battled to save Daniels' life with emergency surgery, during which his pancreas failed, causing more problems due to it leaking into his bloodstream.
Despite the surgery being mainly successful, Daniel passed away on Friday alone in hospital after losing 30 litres of blood from an internal bleed.
The family of Yorkshire man Daniel Bowman have spoken of their heartbreak after they were "not allowed" to be by his side in his final moments and weren't told about his death until seven hours later.
Mr Bowman's aunt Sam Bowman said: "It's just awful," aunt Sam said.
"He spent ten days in intensive care from him to die on his own without his wife."
Sam said, nor she, Daniel's mum, or his wife Kelly were able to be by his side.
The hospital rules stated they were only allowed to visit him for one hour every day, which cost them €80 in taxi fares each day.
"When Kelly went to see him after he'd died, she said they hadn't even cleaned his face. He had equipment marks on his face, and his wife had to clean him up," Sam explained.
"You hear about those crazy stories in magazines that are a nightmare, and now we're living it. You never think it'll happen to you."
Now Kelly and Mr Bowman's aunt have been left to pay his medical bills and accommodation for the family and now face paying €39,000 after Admiral refused to help.
Earlier this week, an Admiral spokesman said: "We appreciate this is a concerning time for Mr Bowman and his family and can assure them we are treating it as a matter of urgency. We have been in regular contact with our medical emergency provider who have been liaising with the medical facility in Bulgaria and Mr Bowman's wife."
"We have requested the required information from Mr Bowman's GP and continue to chase this. We cannot comment further at this stage."
After a fundraiser was set up, they managed to gather just over €11,000 from it and their own money for the flight.
Sam said: "He lost 30 litres of blood and died. It is awful. On their anniversary, Kelly went to see him - she was holding his hands and singing him songs, but she was told to leave after an hour.
"She told the hospital it was their anniversary and asked if she could stay. They said no."
The family are seeking legal advice for medical negligence and say they "want justice" for Mr Bowman.
Daniel's aunt described him as her "rock" and likened him to a son.
"Daniel was a kind and generous person," Sam explained.
"He would give anything to everybody. He was really funny and would make everyone laugh. He'd make us laugh when he exaggerated in stories.
"He worshipped his wife, and she was the making of him. When he was younger, he was a bit of a party-goer, but she made him who he was. Daniel always said I was like his second mum. I wasn't lucky enough to have kids, but he was like a son to me."
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