Essex woman died of burns after being trapped by wildfire- inquest reveals
Lisa Fryett was staying near Bedar, Los Gallardos, with her partner, when a fire swept through the area
An inquest has been opened into the death of a British woman who became trapped in a wildfire while on holiday in a Spanish villa.
Lisa Fryett, 47, of Canvey Island, Essex, was staying near Bedar, Los Gallardos, with her partner, Simon Batchelor, when a fire swept through the area.
Essex area coroner Michelle Brown said Ms Fryett “was on holiday in Spain when she became trapped by a wildfire at the villa she was staying at”.
She said that “after five or six hours this lady and her partner were rescued by emergency services”.
Mother-of-three Ms Fryett died in a hospital in Seville on July 28, with her death confirmed at 11.45am local time, Thursday’s inquest in Chelmsford was told.
Her provisional medical cause of death was recorded as “extensive burns related changes”.
A post on an online fundraising campaign to support the family, on July 31, said that her partner Simon remained in hospital.
More than £67,000 has been donated on the GoFundMe page.
Mrs Fryett’s inquest was adjourned until a date to be fixed.