Brit man drowns while trying to save his family on holiday as girl, 11, also killed in tragedy
A BRIT man who drowned while trying to save his family from a river on holiday has been described as “selfless”.
Remo Douglas, from Bristol, pulled his girlfriend and stepdaughter out of the water in Jamaica before he was killed along with his partner’s 11-year-old niece.
It is understood the family were swimming in a river when the water level started to rise rapidly amid heavy rain.
Remo, 34, managed to save his girlfriend Nicola-Lee Cameron and stepdaughter.
He went back in to help his partner’s young niece but the pair drowned.
Remo’s devastated brother Conate Douglas said his family and friends have been left “heartbroken”.
He told the BBC: “He would brighten up any room that he was in. Very bubbly.
“Everyone is shocked and heartbroken. It’s devastating for me. He was my brother and friend as well.
“He was a funny person who loved to make people laugh. He was the life and soul of the party.”
Remo’s friend Lauroy Allen described him as a “beautiful soul” as he launched a fundraiser to help pay for his funeral.
He said Remo’s family planned to hold his funeral in Jamaica and another “event to celebrate his life”.
Lauroy wrote: “This way all of his friends and family can get together to remember a special man who lost his life trying to save another, a true hero.
“A selfless act that we will never forget.
“Remo Douglas was a beautiful soul taken far too soon.”