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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Rebecca Sherdley & Damon Wilkinson

'She was my best friend': Daughter pays tribute to mum who died after being struck by lightning on holiday

The daughter of a Tameside -raised physiotherapist who died after being struck by lightning while on holiday in Croatia has paid tribute to her 'amazing' mum. Daniella DiMambro was killed in the freak incident on a beach in Split.

She had gone on a last-minute backpacking two-week trip to Croatia with her daughter Emily, 18, and her son, 15, on August 8. Their first destination was the city of Dubrovnik, in southern Croatia fronting the Adriatic Sea, and they island-hopped before reaching Split, Croatia's second-largest city.

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