Pete and Fran Gillam, who lived in Bédar – one of the villages hit hardest by Spain’s wildfires – were among the 13 people killed in the blaze, the couple’s daughter said
A British couple who died alongside multiple others during the wildfires in Spain have been named and pictured.
Pete and Fran Gillam, who lived in Bédar – one of the hardest hit villages – were among the 13 people killed as deadly fires tore through southern Spain, the couple’s daughter said.
The couple had been missing since Thursday evening after Fran sent her daughter a text at around 7pm to say they were evacuating. Contact was then cut off as messages and calls failed to go through to either parent.
Posting to Facebook, Danielle Gillam-Kirton wrote: “We are heartbroken to share that we have received confirmation from the police that Mum and Dad did not survive the fire.
“Thank you for all your love, support and prayers over the past few days. They have meant more to us than we can ever express.”
Authorities in Spain are now racing to use DNA to identify those who were unable to escape the blaze.
Relatives of those missing have been asked to provide samples to the Bédar’s civil office, with many victims suffering burns so severe that it would be impossible to identify them without it.
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