Friends have paid tribute to a British couple who died after being swept away by floods while hiking on holiday in Spain. Sarah Jane Thompson, 26, and Alexander Barrett, 32, were walking through Mallorca’s Tramuntana mountain range on 3 September when the incident occurred. Ten people were rescued from the flooding.
The body of Thompson, from Levenshulme, Manchester, was recovered the following day in the Torrent de Pareis region. A body matching the description of Barrett, a climbing instructor who was last seen trying to save his girlfriend, was found on 6 September, a civil guard spokesperson confirmed.
A memorial will be held in Stockport on Sunday night to remember the couple. The Stockport rock-climbing gym Awesome Walls, where Barrett worked as an instructor, paid tribute to the couple in a post on Instagram, describing them as 'wonderful' people who brought a 'sense of light'.
The post said: 'Alex was known for his warm smile, kind nature and endless psych in all aspects of life. Sarah was an Awesome Walls regular and a welcome sight to all who she crossed paths with. She was kind, joyful and would regularly make friends with people during her climbing sessions.'
In a Facebook post, the Good Rebel bar in Stockport, where Thompson previously worked, said: 'She was the heart and soul of the place and left an impression on everyone who walked through our door with her beaming smile and welcoming nature.'
