Ceri Ball, 74, was on holiday in Spain with her husband when the tragedy occurred
A “beloved” mother and grandmother has tragically died after choking while out to dinner with her husband while on holiday in Spain.
Ceri Ball, 74, passed away on Friday, October 17 after she choked to death on a piece of steak while at a restaurant with husband, Glyn, 77, in Peñíscola, Spain.
Staff performed the Heimlich remover on the grandma before paramedics arrived at the scene. The emergency services managed to dislodge the food from Ceri’s throat around 20 minutes after the incident, with the mum then transferred to the Comarcal de Vinaròs Hospital where she was put on life-support.
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Tragically, as Ceri’s two daughters were on the plane travelling to be with their mum, her heart gave out and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Health professionals tried tirelessly to save the grandmother, but daughter, Lisa Lisseman said the damage done to her mother’s body was “too severe,” WalesOnline reported.
Lisa said: “It was too long – she had not been breathing for 20 minutes by the time they resuscitated her.
“My parents had gone out, had a lovely day, and went out for a meal. Mum took a mouthful and it got stuck in her throat. She choked on a piece of steak and was almost immediately unconscious.
“Dad said she was unconscious in seconds and everyone tried to help her. The waiter tried to help her and someone phoned an ambulance. It wasn’t like the UK where you have to wait for hours – it arrived in minutes.
“They eventually got the food out but she had just been starved of oxygen for too long. They tried to keep her on machines overnight for me and my sister to get over to Spain and we didn’t make it.
“We are all in total agony. My mum was the glue of our family. She had such a kind heart and she was so proud of her family.
“She was, and is, adored by my dad. My mum was 17 when they met – they spent 57 years together and he is just lost now. They were soulmates.
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“They had a relationship we all wanted to find – you wouldn’t see one without the other.
Lisa and her family had to reach out to The Repatriation Services Trust to get their mother’s body home.
The bereavement charity was founded by Linda and Steve Bassett following the death of their son, Tom Bassett, who tragically died in 2017 while visiting Dubai after being hit by a drink-driver.
To give back Lisa has set up a GoFundMe and hopes to raise £2,000 for the charity that has helped them bear the burden of this tragic event.