A Scottish grandmother tragically died at a Spanish airport while returning from her holiday.
Angela McTier, hailing from Blantyre in Lanarkshire, was en route to Alicante airport in a taxi when she suffered a burst varicose vein, leading to significant blood loss. The 48 year old managed to reach the airport but collapsed in the departure lounge.
Despite receiving emergency medical attention, she sadly died at the scene on Tuesday, July 22. Her daughter, Michelle Hilston, shared with STV that her mother had been striving to improve her health to watch her granddaughters grow up.
The 24 year old said: “My mum watched the grandkids at least two nights every week and always looked forward to them coming over. I’m heartbroken for my two girls who have just lost that special relationship with her.
“If there’s one thing my mum loved, it was going on holiday, she thrived over there and this particular holiday to La Mata she just kept saying how amazing it was, it was her best holiday and she’d felt so well and couldn’t wait to bring the grandkids over.
“She was due to go away with me and my two toddlers next month as well.”, reports the Mirror.
Michelle revealed that her mother was an essential support during her midwifery degree studies. She had recently sent her mother a video of her 11-month-old granddaughter taking her first steps, according to the Daily Record.
Michelle continued: “She helped me out so much to pursue my dream degree after having my kids and always made sure I had all the childcare and financial support I needed. Her holidays were a special thing for her, she went multiple times a year, and it was one of the things she loved doing the most.
“But the thing she loved the most was her granddaughters and would ask for pictures of them multiple times a day. The day she died, I had sent her a video of my 11-month-old finally walking, and she was in tears over the video, phoning everyone to tell them, and I’m glad that’s the last video she saw of the kids.”
A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson confirmed: “We are supporting the family of a British woman who died in Spain.”
A GoFundMe page has been established to help with the costs of repatriating Angela and covering her funeral expenses.
You can contribute to the fundraiser by clicking here.