in-cyprus17 Jun 2026

British father, 34, dies suddenly on Cyprus holiday

A British father holidaying in Cyprus died suddenly on June 5, his family said, launching a fundraising appeal to bring his body home and cover funeral costs, The Sun reported.

Jonas McDowall, 34, from Hemel Hempstead in the UK, leaves his partner and their eight-year-old daughter, according to a GoFundMe page set up by his brother, George McDowall....

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