A British couple tragically died within seconds of each other while on vacation in the Caribbean. David Forster suffered a cardiac arrest while walking on the beach, and his wife Rosalind died from shock shortly after.
A British couple enjoying a dream Caribbean holiday collapsed and died within seconds of each other, an inquest has heard. David and Rosalind Forster, both 76, had been strolling along Paradise Beach on the island of Carriacou when the tragic incident occurred in March earlier this year. Having just left a local restaurant where they had been dining with their daughter and son-in-law, David suffered a cardiac arrest as they were walking back to their hotel along the water's edge.
Rosalind having witnessed this then suffered from an acute shock reaction to the traumatic event. The couple's daughter Julie and her husband Dr David Beckett arrived on the scene just minutes later to find locals administering CPR to both 76 year-olds. David Forster had previously suffered from heart problems, the inquest heard, and fell into the shallow sea water next to him during the cardiac arrest. Attempts to resuscitate the pensioner went on for roughly 30 minutes but he was pronounced dead on the beach. His wife Rosalind was transferred to a local hospital but died later the same day, March 9. The couple had been walking along Paradise Beach (pictured) on Carriacou Island, Grenada, when the tragic incident occurred The inquest into the couple's deaths was held at Bournemouth's Coroner Court A post-mortem examination revealed that Rosalind died from the aspiration of her stomach contents into her airways as a result of the acute shock reaction. Originally from Newcastle, the couple had spent the last decade living in Poole, Dorset. In a written statement read out before the inquest, the couple's son-in-law Dr David Beckett recounted the tragic event: 'We proceeded to pay for lunch while they walked towards beach and back to accommodation. 'We followed them on to the beach two or three minutes later and David was on his back receiving CPR while Rosalind was being held by another person while unconsciou
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