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Stephen Topping & Iona Young

Tragic dad dies on holiday as teen son attempts to give CPR before he passed away

A dad has sadly died on a family holiday in Tenerife after his wife heard his screams at 4am. Gareth Moores, 48, had flown to the Canary Islands with wife Colette and 19-year-old son Jake last month before the heartbreaking incident occurred.

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The dad-of-two and stepdad-of-two, from Greater Manchester, spent much of the fourth day by the pool before eating and watching entertainment at a resort in Santa Cruz. Then, as reported by the Manchester Evening News, just before around 4am the following morning, Colette heard her husband yell, before he fell to the ground and died.

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