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Teen dies on post exams holiday | Teen dies on post exams holiday |
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A sixth-form student from Pembrokeshire has died while on holiday in the Canary Islands with friends after finishing her A-level exams. | A sixth-form student from Pembrokeshire has died while on holiday in the Canary Islands with friends after finishing her A-level exams. |
Jordan Carter, who was a pupil at Milford Haven School, died in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, on Tuesday. | Jordan Carter, who was a pupil at Milford Haven School, died in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, on Tuesday. |
Her mother said she was "perfect" and "the daughter everyone wanted." | Her mother said she was "perfect" and "the daughter everyone wanted." |
The family said Jordan had no known illnesses while friends told Spanish police the teenager had seemed perfectly normal when she went to bed. | |
The rest of the seven-strong group of friends who had planned the holiday for a year flew home on Thursday. | The rest of the seven-strong group of friends who had planned the holiday for a year flew home on Thursday. |
The teenager spoke to her mother in Milford Haven the night before she died and told her everything was fine. | The teenager spoke to her mother in Milford Haven the night before she died and told her everything was fine. |
Mrs Carter said: "She was having a good time, talking from the hotel balcony while she and her friends were getting ready for a night out. | Mrs Carter said: "She was having a good time, talking from the hotel balcony while she and her friends were getting ready for a night out. |
She was one in a million Jordan Carter father's Nick | She was one in a million Jordan Carter father's Nick |
"They were having a chilled-out first week and had made plans to go scuba diving and to water parks for the second week." | "They were having a chilled-out first week and had made plans to go scuba diving and to water parks for the second week." |
She said: "We couldn't have wished for a better daughter. I don't know what we are going to do without her, its devastating." | She said: "We couldn't have wished for a better daughter. I don't know what we are going to do without her, its devastating." |
Jordan's father Nick Carter added: "She was one in a million." | Jordan's father Nick Carter added: "She was one in a million." |
Her friends have told Spanish police that Jordan had no more to drink than usual and was perfectly normal when she went to bed. | Her friends have told Spanish police that Jordan had no more to drink than usual and was perfectly normal when she went to bed. |
But the girls woke up in their hotel room the next morning to find Jordan dead in her bed. | But the girls woke up in their hotel room the next morning to find Jordan dead in her bed. |
Her family said she had no known illnesses. | Her family said she had no known illnesses. |
A family spokeswoman said: "All we know is that she died peacefully in her sleep. There was no accident, just that she seems to have died in the night." | A family spokeswoman said: "All we know is that she died peacefully in her sleep. There was no accident, just that she seems to have died in the night." |
Jordan had finished A-levels in travel and tourism, cookery and business studies at Milford Haven School. | Jordan had finished A-levels in travel and tourism, cookery and business studies at Milford Haven School. |
Head teacher Islwyn Morgan said she was a "quiet, trustworthy, reliable and extremely well-liked" member of the school. | Head teacher Islwyn Morgan said she was a "quiet, trustworthy, reliable and extremely well-liked" member of the school. |
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Mr Morgan said Jordan was hoping to study travel and tourism at Trinity College in Carmarthen. | Mr Morgan said Jordan was hoping to study travel and tourism at Trinity College in Carmarthen. |
"In a quiet, unassuming way she took an active part in sixth form life," he added. | "In a quiet, unassuming way she took an active part in sixth form life," he added. |
"She will be sorely missed by all." | "She will be sorely missed by all." |
A spokesperson for the Foreign Office said: "We can confirm a British national has died in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria on 30 June. Consular assistance is being provided." | A spokesperson for the Foreign Office said: "We can confirm a British national has died in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria on 30 June. Consular assistance is being provided." |
A post mortem examination is due to be held in a Spanish hospital. | A post mortem examination is due to be held in a Spanish hospital. |
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