TRIBUTES TO MUM AFTER HOLIDAY TRAGEDY
£3,700 raised in memory after cardiac arrest:
THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised in memory of a mum-of-three who died on holiday at Pontins.
Sioned Evans, 33, from Caernarfon, suffered a cardiac arrest at the Prestatyn holiday camp on Saturday.
Since her death, people have donated £3,700 and rising in her memory after a GoFundMe page was set up to help her family pay for her funeral.
Dozens of comments have also been left expressing their devastation at the news.
Family friend Vincent Graham, who set up the page, said: “Rob and his family are absolutely heartbroken over the loss of Sioned, the love of his life and life will never be the same for him and the boys.
“Sioned deserves the best send off and as a friend to Rob I’m asking if you could please help by donating anything at all to help towards laying his beautiful partner, mother of their children to rest.”
Caernarfon councillor Jason Parry said: “I hope that the community rallies round her family and are generous.
“When tragedies do happen here, the sense of community and support is incredible and they always rally round to support people.”
North Wales Police said they were called to the holiday camp on Saturday morning.
In a statement, they said: “Police were called to Pontins holiday camp Prestatyn at 7.25am on Saturday 31 August 2019 by ambulance control to a report of a 33-year-old female in cardiac arrest at the location.
“Police and ambulance attended the location but despite their best efforts the female was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The death is not being treated as suspicious however a post mortem will be conducted in due course.”
● Police officers confirmed yesterday that they were also called to Sioned Evans’ holiday chalet in the early hours of the morning of her death before later leaving the scene.
They have not said why they were called to the scene.
Superintendent Nick Evans, from North Wales Police, said: “We would like to extend our condolences to the lady’s family and friends.
“I can confirm that police officers did attend the chalet at Pontins earlier in the evening.
“The full circumstances of this lady’s death and the earlier visit by police officers continue to be examined, as would be expected following such a sad and untimely loss of life.
“However, at this time there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances.”
A holidaymaker who saw the incident said that police were at the chalet at around 1am, before they later left.