Brit feared dead after jumping into lake to save son and ‘suffering seizure’ in ‘unimaginable’ tragedy
RELATIVES of a missing Brit feared dead after jumping into a lake to save his son described the tragedy as “unimaginable”.
Oil executive Aran Chada, 51, dived in after spotting his teenage lad in trouble swimming in the crystal clear waters of Italy’s Lake Garda.
He helped him onto a boat but is believed to have had a seizure from the shock of the cold water before vanishing beneath the surface.
Rescuers have vowed to continue searching for the sales director, who was on holiday with his partner Holly Mosley, 39, and their two kids, aged 14 and seven.
Holly’s visibly shaken brother James said: “It’s devastating. What my sister and the family is going through is unimaginable.”
The family had rented the boat on Friday at the start of their holiday to celebrate Aran’s birthday.
A witness said: “He managed to get the boy back to the boat, where he was pulled in by his mother.
“But the man then slipped beneath the surface, perhaps suffering a seizure.”
Helicopters, rescue boats, divers and a robot submarine have been scouring the 300m deep lake.
His partner and kids, of Woodhouse Eaves, Leics, are being supported by British Consulate officials.