20 Oct, 2009 @ 19:12
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Freak expat death

A BRITISH woman has bled to death after a freak accident in a Nerja bar.

Mother-of-one, Sally Feelly, 42, tripped and fell and fell onto a glass table, cutting open her armpit in the Balcon de Europa.

Despite friends and bar staff rushing to the hairdressers’ aid, they were unable to stop the heavy bleeding.

She was already unconscious when the ambulance arrived, and died from heart failure caused by the loss of blood on the way to hospital.

A waiter was shocked by the amount of blood Feelly lost. He added: “It is incredible that a simple fall could end a life.”

Feelly – who had a 14-year-old son – had lived in Urbanisation Punta Lara in Nerja for several years.

“It is incredible that a simple fall could end a life.”

One of her friends said: “We can’t believe something like this has happened. She was a young person, healthy and full of life.

“She was not drunk or tipsy when she fell to the ground.

“How is it possible that such a silly accident can have such devastating consequences? It’s absolutely horrific.”

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor)

Jon Clarke is a Londoner who worked at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday as an investigative journalist before moving to Spain in 2003 where he helped set up the Olive Press.

After studying Geography at Manchester University he fell in love with Spain during a two-year stint teaching English in Madrid.

On returning to London, he studied journalism and landed his first job at the weekly Informer newspaper in Teddington, covering hundreds of stories in areas including Hounslow, Richmond and Harrow.

This led on to work at the Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mirror, Standard and even the Sun, before he landed his first full time job at the Daily Mail.

After a year on the Newsdesk he worked as a Showbiz correspondent covering mostly music, including the rise of the Spice Girls, the rivalry between Oasis and Blur and interviewed many famous musicians such as Joe Strummer and Ray Manzarak, as well as Peter Gabriel and Bjorn from Abba on his own private island.

After a year as the News Editor at the UK’s largest-selling magazine Now, he returned to work as an investigative journalist in Features at the Mail on Sunday.

As well as tracking down Jimi Hendrix’ sole living heir in Sweden, while there he also helped lead the initial investigation into Prince Andrew’s seedy links to Jeffrey Epstein during three trips to America.

He had dozens of exclusive stories, while his travel writing took him to Jamaica, Brazil and Belarus.

He is the author of three books; Costa Killer, Dining Secrets of Andalucia and My Search for Madeleine.

Contact jon@theolivepress.es

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