Holidaymaker Aileen Wilson was one of many travelers whose flight was grounded by the incident.

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Another holidaymaker described how persuading his girlfriend to have one more drink in a nearby bar saved them from death.

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"He had been a holidaymaker to the area for many years, and he was gradually moving himself here for retirement, " his friend said.

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But a British holidaymaker in Spain told him that when he went to hospital severely dehydrated he was told to give them his travel insurance details.

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Two years ago a 19-year-old Welsh holidaymaker was killed on the second day of her holiday on Ibiza when she walked out of packed nightclub and began crossing the unlit road.

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The first reported sighting was made by holidaymaker Bob Martin, who said he and his wife Denise saw a large cat and a lion "was the first thing that came to mind".

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