Justin “Jud” Grainger (41) from Melbourne in Australia died in the holiday paradise on Saturday 25 June.
Grainger was on holiday with his wife Amanda and the couple’s youngest daughter when the tragic drowning accident took place.
The family lived at the Crossroads SAii Laggon resort on South Male Atoll.
Disappeared from resort – family takes action
Reported the husband missing
It was the wife who reported the husband missing from the family’s water villa at 06.54 local time on Saturday morning.
The Coast Guard was sent to the atoll to search for the father of the family, according to local newspapers in the Maldives, The Times of Addu.
At 09.36 the same morning, Grainger was found at sea – about 2.5 kilometers away from the resort.
DEAD: Family father Justin Grainger died in a drowning accident in the Maldives. Here with his wife Amanda and the couple’s two daughters. Photo: GoFundMe
sea view
Will bring him home
Friends of the family have created a penny roll on the GoFundMe website, to be able to transport the father of the family home to Australia.
«Jud, a 41-year-old plumber from Diggers Rest, husband and father of two daughters, was on holiday in the Maldives when he lost his life in a tragic accident», it is written on the website.
It is further stated that the wife and daughter are safely back in Australia, but that the deceased family father is still in the Maldives.
Died on honeymoon
«He was a guy who loved to talk to strangers. He offered to help everyone he came in contact with. He was extremely generous and loved a good joke.
All the money raised will go in full to Judah’s wife Amanda – to help bring him home – and to give him the funeral he deserves..»
The Maldives archipelago consists of 1192 small islands, spread over 26 atolls, and is located southwest of India and Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean. Most of the republic’s revenue comes from tourism and fishing, according to Large Norwegian encyclopedia.
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