British father will 'never stop' fighting for answers after daughter's death while diving in Albania

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British father will 'never stop' fighting for answers after daughter's death while diving in Albania
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George Gannon told Sky News he was 'stunned' to find out about 29-year-old Rebecca's death and says he hasn't been able to cry or grieve yet. He says the search for answers has cost him his life savings - but he is determined to continue.

A British father whose daughter drowned while diving in Albania says he feels like her death has been"swept under the carpet" and he'll never stop fighting for justice for her.

George Gannon, 61, told Sky News that Rebecca, 29, from Stone, in Staffordshire, was diving on an organised tour with Spiranca Diving Centre in Sarande last September when she got into difficulties."We were sitting as a family watching the funeral of the Queen when there was a knock on the door, two policemen came in and said, 'we've got to tell you that your daughter died in Albania'," he said.

"I've just been out there on my own fighting for my daughter with no help whatsoever and when I've tried to contact people they just won't speak. "It's like the whole situation has been swept under the carpet and it never happened, but I'll never stop, never, never stop, until I get justice".Mr Gannon said Rebecca had wanted to complete 30 dives by the time she turned 30. The dive in Albania was her 29th, and her last.

He suspects that it took too long to rescue Rebecca, that her death could have been prevented, and that the spot where she died was only seven metres deep.Read more from Sky News:

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