Mum dies in Spain after paramedics try to save her - tragic key details

Need to know Mum dies in Spain after paramedics try to save her - tragic key details Rachel was on holiday with her husband when everything went terribly wrong A 42-year-old Brit mum died suddenly in Spain while on holiday - what you need to know - A British mum collapsed and died on holiday in Spain despite the best efforts of paramedics to save her life. - Rachel Weston, 42, from Bury, Greater Manchester, had been to see a pharmacist about what she thought was just a cold, but her condition later worsened significantly - and she suddenly collapsed in her hotel room in Puerto del Carmen in Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. - Local reports said she suffered a cardiac arrest, although no underlying cause has been confirmed. Hotel staff and paramedics tried to save her but tragically she couldn't be saved. - Her husband, Mark, said: "My world was completely turned upside down with the sudden and heartbreaking loss of my gorgeous wife, Rachel." Rachel was a loving stepmum to his three children and he described her as "the absolute heart of our home". - Mark has launched a fundraiser to help cover funeral costs and has asked mourners to wear purple, Rachel's favourite colour, at her funeral on November 6. READ THE FULL STORY: 'My gorgeous wife died suddenly in Lanzarote - it's heartbreaking'