Two decades after the devastating tsunami in Thailand, a family received Deborah Garlick's last roll of film, offering a glimpse into her final moments.
This photograph was taken from Deborah's last roll of film, which was returned to her parents after her death. Deborah Garlick was travelling with her boyfriend in Khao Lak, Thailand, when a huge tsunami struck 20 years ago, killing about 230,000 people in the biggest natural disaster of the century.
It would be four months before her parents Margaret and Bryson received official confirmation of their daughter's death - but within 24 hours of turning on the TV on 26 December 2004, they knew she had lost her life. 'I personally knew she'd gone that same day because I know she would have moved heaven and earth to tell me she was alright,' Mrs Garlick said. Despite the tragedy, the parents count themselves among the luckier ones. They were able to retrace their 31-year-old daughter's footsteps after an undeveloped camera film belonging to her was discovered and sent back to them.The roll of film containing Deborah's last pictures was returned to the family home near Ledbury, Herefordshire, by Thai authorities about a year after her death.A photo of Deborah Garlick on a beach in the Phi Phi Islands was taken the day before the tsunami. 'I went and saw the chemist and said 'I've got a very special job for you',' he recalled. 'It might have been affected by the water or anything but they all came out. It was fantastic and that was an unbelievable lift.'The couple used the images to retrace Deborah's final footsteps and raised money for six fishing boats for those who had lost their livelihoods. Bryson and Margaret Garlick will visit their daughter's grave and light a candle on Boxing Day. She had called them on Christmas Day ahead of a day trip to the Phi Phi islands. The tsunami, triggered by one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded, led to a natural disaster on a massive scale. It is believed Deborah and her boyfriend Sam McCarthy were having breakfast on the beach at their resort when the waves struc
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