58-year-old mother of 2 dies while snorkeling during 30th anniversary vacation with her husband in the Maldives
“I lost the most wonderful wife any man could ever ask for — she was, and will always be, the love of my life,” Martin Davies said
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- Pamela Davies, 58, was snorkeling with turtles in the Maldives when she died near the beach on Nov. 1
- She and her husband Martin were days away from celebrating their 30th anniversary
- “Pam was a lovely lady, and well-thought of amongst her colleagues at The [Tenby] Observer,” a former colleague said
A husband is mourning the loss of his wife after she died during their anniversary trip to the Maldives.
Martin and Pamela Davies of Manorbier, Wales, were on vacation celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary when the 58-year-old mother of two died on Nov. 1, U.K. newspapers The Times and The Independent reported.
The incident happened while she was snorkeling, according to a social media post from Martin.
“Pam had always wanted to swim with turtles and that is what she was doing when tragedy struck less than a stone’s throw from the beach,” he wrote, per the news outlets.
It is not immediately known what caused Pamela’s death.
“I lost the most wonderful wife any man could ever ask for — she was, and will always be, the love of my life,” Martin said.
The couple’s anniversary was on Nov. 5. “[W]e missed it by 4 days,” Martin wrote.
Martin and Pamela arrived via seaplane on Nov. 30, and enjoyed an “idyllic” day at the beach with “perfect conditions — no waves, swell, wind or anything,” Martin said on social media of how they spent their time together prior to Pamela’s death.
“I lost the most wonderful wife any man could ever ask for — she was, and will always be, the love of my life,” he wrote.
She is survived by sons Lloyd and Morgan, and “meant a lot to many people from all walks of life,” Martin added.
“Mum, I don’t know how to write this or how to process any of it, I haven’t got the words right now and I’m not sure I ever will. All I know is I will love you and miss you for the rest of my life,” Lloyd wrote online, per U.K. newspaper The Times.
Pamela “was a cherished member of The Tenby Observer’s advertising department for some years,” Pembrokeshire’s oldest weekly English-language newspaper said in a tribute.
She began working at the newspaper after she spent years working at the seaside town’s Tourist Information Centre, the outlet said.
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Paul Evans, who worked with Pamela at The Tenby Observer, said, “Pam was a lovely lady, and well-thought of amongst her colleagues at The Observer,” per The Independent.
In his post, Martin added, “I wish I could reply to everyone personally, which I will try to do, but for now I would just like to thank each and everyone who have taken time to let me know that they are thinking about us.”
An investigation into the cause of Pamela’s death will be opened, The Independent said.
