A millionaire couple were found dead at their holiday home after the husband had a fatal heart attack and his wife jumped into the water in an attempt to save him.
However, Diana Shamash, 82, drowned while trying to help her husband David, 82, at their luxury villa in France.
According to reports, Mrs. Shamash was fully-clothed when she leaped into the water and the weight of her garments dragged her down.
Their bodies were found by their friends who arrived for a party at their villa. It is believed that the couple could have been in the water for days before they were discovered.
A senior investigator told Daily Mail: “The house is set well away from any other ones, so nobody would have been able to hear their cries for help,’ a senior investigating source told the Daily Mail.
“But what we do now know is that Mrs. Shamash was fully clothed, and wearing her shoes when she jumped into the pool to save her husband after he suffered a suspected heart attack.
“She undoubtedly found it very difficult to float in these circumstances and sank in the water.”
Post-mortem examinations were carried out and investigators pieced together what happened.
“The timeline of events appears to rule out foul play,” the source said. “This was a very tragic accident.”
Mr. Shamash was a director of 10 property businesses with assets of more than $5 million. He is also secretary of another four and the worth is reportedly the same.
The couple also owned an apartment above the Tintin ship in Covent Garden, central London, and a country farmhouse in the village of South Fawley, Berkshire.
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