Majorca ‘gas leak’ horror
Scots tourist, 39, fights for her life after husband dies
A SCOTS tourist is in intensive care in Majorca after a suspected carbon monoxide leak which claimed the life of her husband.
The 39-year-old holidaymaker was taken to Manacor Hospital on the spanish island on saturday afternoon after being found unconscious and barely breathing.
she was alongside her lifeless 40-year-old partner at a house in Cala Mesquida in the northeast of the island.
The pair had flown from their home in Edinburgh to spend time at a familyowned property.
a worried relative is said to have phoned the emergency services after being unable to contact the couple.
an investigation into the tragedy was continuing yesterday, although initial local reports have pointed to the cause being a faulty gas-powered fridge.
Well-placed sources said investigators were looking into the possibility that deadly carbon monoxide gas had been seeping out all night while the couple slept in the main bedroom. The couple have not been officially named but the woman is understood to be an Edinburgh-based former bank worker.
Her husband, who has been described locally as coming from the UK, is believed to have been born in spain, acquiring British nationality through marriage.
He is said to have moved to Edinburgh several years ago to work in financial services after spending time in London.
Owing to the severity of her condition, his wife is believed to be unaware that her partner has died. a local hospital source confirmed yesterday that she was ‘serious’ in intensive care.
Cala Mesquida is famed for its beautiful sandy beach and is popular with German and British tourists and residents.
The tragedy occurred less than five months after a similar incident claimed the lives of a British couple at their expat home in Majorca.
Michael Rowan, 62, and his 56year-old partner sharon Price were found lifeless at their country property near the picturesque town of selva on December 19 last year after their worried UK based son got someone to go round and check on them.
a subsequent post-mortem examination confirmed they had died of carbon monoxide poisoning at the farmhouse they had moved to the previous year. Their bodies lay undiscovered for two days.
Carbon monoxide gas is colourless and does not smell.
Common household appliances can produce carbon monoxide if they are not installed properly, are faulty, or are poorly maintained.
appliances that can produce the deadly gas include boilers, cookers, heaters, fires and portable generators.
‘Seeping out all night’