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Daily Mirror
14-06-2025
- Daily Mirror
'My partner was escorted off Turkey flight - I never saw him again'
An inquest heard how dad Ben Crook, 32, was reported missing after he jetted off to Antalya with his partner Jess Jenkins and their two children on September 23 The partner of a "kind and caring" dad who was escorted off a flight to Turkey for being drunk has been left "traumatised" by his death. Ben Crook, 32, was reported missing after he jetted off to Antalya with his partner Jess Jenkins and their two children on September 23. An inquest at Gwent Coroner's Court on Tuesday heard that Ben had been escorted off the plane by Turkish police upon landing. After consuming alcohol and cocaine, he exhibited erratic behaviour on the flight, shouting at an air steward and smashing both his and Ms Jenkins' mobiles. Jess and her two youngest children spent days at police stations and searching the streets of Antalya to find him. However, heartbreaking news emerged that Ben had died after falling from a height, which led to him suffering a fractured skull and multiple other injuries. Heartbroken Jess has described Ben's death as "traumatic" after she spent days searching for him, telling Wales Online: "I spent every day at police stations and walking around Antalya trying to find him. "I am certain the police knew he was dead but didn't tell me. I didn't even know he had been taken to hospital, and still don't believe he had, as I haven't received a hospital bill and I still haven't been given any of his belongings. "After being escorted off the flight he was taken into a room and I was told to go through customs, carry on to the hotel and they would sort his arrival there. I told the customs officers where we were staying. "We arrived at 4am and by 7am I had called home to tell my family what had happened. By about 10am, when he hadn't arrived, I went looking for him. "I went to police stations every single day. The first day they had told me he been taken to Seven Seas Hotel and said they would bring me to him. I had our two children with me at the time and one of their friends, so three kids in total. "I went to this hotel and he was not there, he had never been taken there, but they continued giving me false hope he was alright. They knew he was dead by this point," she claimed. "He was found 40 minutes away from the hotel we were staying at and I do not believe it was an accident, he was petrified of dying. "I can't describe the feeling of when I found out he had passed away without crying. He was such a loving, caring, and kind person who would do anything for me and the kids. I am traumatised and I don't think I will ever be able to go on holiday ever again. "He was looking for me in his last moments. He sent messages to me and his dad from a Turkish man's phone, but we didn't see the messages until we had got home. "Me and Ben had been together for nine years and he raised my other two children, Ella, who is 17 now, and Harley, who is 16, as his own, before we had our own. "Ben was told by doctors he wouldn't be able to have kids but we conceived twice within the space of a year - our daughter Harper, is six years old now and our son Jax is five." In Ben's memory, nine of his family and friends are walking from "Sneg to Snowdon", which is 150 miles in five days, in the hope of raising £5,000 for Ben and Jess's children. They have set up a GoFundMe to try and reach the goal. On Monday, they walked from Senghenydd to Brecon, on Tuesday from Brecon to Rhayader, Wednesday from Rhayader to Machynlleth, Thursday from Machynlleth to Blaenau Ffestiniog and on the Friday they were due to reach the Snowdon Summit.
The Irish Sun
12-06-2025
- The Irish Sun
British tourist, 68, found dead at Greek holiday island after being pulled unconscious from water
A 68-YEAR-old Brit has sadly been found dead on a Greek holiday island. The man had reportedly gone swimming and lost consciousness on the island of Rhodes, local media has reported. 2 Anthony Quinn Bay, Kallithea, Rhodes, Greece Credit: Getty 2 A photo of Rhodes Credit: Getty Officers from the Central Port Authority of Rhodes rushed to the scene of the incident at the popular tourist spot of Lindos. He was pulled unconscious from the beach, according to reports. The man was rushed to the Archangelos Health Centre, but was sadly pronounced dead. His exact cause of death is not yet known. An autopsy is expected to be carried out to determine the exact cause of death. He is not the only Brit to have died while on holiday in recent months. It comes after a Builder Ben Crook from Caerphilly, South Wales had been in Antalya with his partner and two kids to celebrate his 32nd birthday. Most read in The Sun But he was escorted off their flight due to behaving erratically on the plane after drinking alcohol. He was separated from his family, who went to the hotel. But the dad died from a fall before he made it there to join them. Elsewhere, a two-year-old The tot was found in the swimming pool without a pulse, local news outlet Rhodes remains a popular tourist spot for Brit holidaymakers. The island was recently It was felt along the Turquoise Coast and in neighbouring regions, waking many from their sleep. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online Read more on the Irish Sun is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at
Scottish Sun
12-06-2025
- Scottish Sun
British tourist, 68, found dead at Greek holiday island after being pulled unconscious from water
The man had reportedly gone swimming and lost consciousness BEACH TRAGEDY British tourist, 68, found dead at Greek holiday island after being pulled unconscious from water A 68-YEAR-old Brit has sadly been found dead on a Greek holiday island. The man had reportedly gone swimming and lost consciousness on the island of Rhodes, local media has reported. 2 Anthony Quinn Bay, Kallithea, Rhodes, Greece Credit: Getty 2 A photo of Rhodes Credit: Getty Officers from the Central Port Authority of Rhodes rushed to the scene of the incident at the popular tourist spot of Lindos. He was pulled unconscious from the beach, according to reports. The man was rushed to the Archangelos Health Centre, but was sadly pronounced dead. His exact cause of death is not yet known. An autopsy is expected to be carried out to determine the exact cause of death. He is not the only Brit to have died while on holiday in recent months. It comes after a Brit dad died while on holiday in Turkey after being escorted off a plane for being drunk. Builder Ben Crook from Caerphilly, South Wales had been in Antalya with his partner and two kids to celebrate his 32nd birthday. But he was escorted off their flight due to behaving erratically on the plane after drinking alcohol. He was separated from his family, who went to the hotel. But the dad died from a fall before he made it there to join them. Elsewhere, a two-year-old British boy drowned in a pool at a private villa in Ibiza. The tot was found in the swimming pool without a pulse, local news outlet Diario de Ibiza reported. Rhodes remains a popular tourist spot for Brit holidaymakers. The island was recently rocked by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Greece and Turkey. It was felt along the Turquoise Coast and in neighbouring regions, waking many from their sleep. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
The Sun
12-06-2025
- The Sun
British tourist, 68, found dead at Greek holiday island after being pulled unconscious from water
A 68-YEAR-old Brit has sadly been found dead on a Greek holiday island. The man had reportedly gone swimming and lost consciousness on the island of Rhodes, local media has reported. 2 2 Officers from the Central Port Authority of Rhodes rushed to the scene of the incident at the popular tourist spot of Lindos. He was pulled unconscious from the beach, according to reports. The man was rushed to the Archangelos Health Centre, but was sadly pronounced dead. His exact cause of death is not yet known. An autopsy is expected to be carried out to determine the exact cause of death. He is not the only Brit to have died while on holiday in recent months. It comes after a Brit dad died while on holiday in Turkey after being escorted off a plane for being drunk. Builder Ben Crook from Caerphilly, South Wales had been in Antalya with his partner and two kids to celebrate his 32nd birthday. But he was escorted off their flight due to behaving erratically on the plane after drinking alcohol. He was separated from his family, who went to the hotel. But the dad died from a fall before he made it there to join them. Elsewhere, a two-year-old British boy drowned in a pool at a private villa in Ibiza. The tot was found in the swimming pool without a pulse, local news outlet Diario de Ibiza reported. Rhodes remains a popular tourist spot for Brit holidaymakers. The island was recently rocked by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Greece and Turkey. It was felt along the Turquoise Coast and in neighbouring regions, waking many from their sleep. is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
Daily Mail
10-06-2025
- Daily Mail
British father, 32, plunged to his death in Turkey hours after he was escorted off plane following drunken row with his partner, inquest hears
A British father plunged to his death just hours after he was escorted off a plane in Turkey after getting in a drunken fight with his partner, an inquest has heard. Ben Crook, 32, was reported missing after he flew out to Antalya to celebrate his 32nd birthday with his partner Jess Jenkins and her two children on September 23. He began drinking after setting off from his home in Abertridwr, Caerphilly county, and continued to do so inside Bristol Airport and onboard the plane. Having also taken cocaine, he behaved erratically on the flight by shouting at a male air steward when they refused to serve him more alcohol on the plane. A drunken row with his partner then followed and he smashed both their phones which led him to being escorted off the plane when it landed in Turkey, the inquest at Gwent Coroner's Court heard. His partner Jess Jenkins was advised to go to their family hotel with her two children and wait for Ben, but he never arrived. The inquest heard Ben messaged his father to ask for the name of the hotel they were staying in. However, the message was never received as it went to his spam folder. He was discovered on Cumhuriyet Street (pictured) in the Selçuk area of Antalya - less than a mile from the hotel where the family were staying Ben was last seen Kaleiçi, the old town district of Antalya, before he disappeared 'looking shaken and hungover'. He was discovered the following day on Cumhuriyet Street in the Selçuk area - less than a mile from the hotel where the family were staying. After raising the alarm over his disappearance, Jess received a message from a woman who had seen Ben near Kaleici Harbour. The woman wrote: 'He said he smashed up his phone and had brought a new one but it was not ringing for some reason. He used my phone to send a message to his friend and we gave him our number if he needed more help. 'He looked shaken and hungover. After the Facebook message and ringing his friend, he crossed the harbour and walked, we presumed, to the police station for help.' Ben was found laying on rocky ground at the bottom of a tall building and died at Antalya Training and Research Hospital at 2.15am on September 25. His father had flown to Turkey after learning of his son's disappearance only to be told of his death on arrival A post mortem examination carried out at the Antalya Forensic Institute on September 24 revealed Ben had suffered external injuries and lacerations which were in keeping with a fall. Ben's body was repatriated to the UK where a second post mortem was carried out and gave his medical cause of death as fractured skull and pelvis caused by blunt trauma as a result of a fall. A toxicology report revealed the presence of cocaine, alcohol, ketamine and cocaethylene in Ben's blood, with the ketamine likely administered during his treatment. Dr Rashid recorded the medical cause of death as fractured skull and pelvis caused by blunt trauma as a result of a fall. The hearing heard he may have fallen while smoking. In a statement read out to the court by senior coroner Caroline Saunders, Jess said Ben had started drinking alcohol before they arrived at the airport and bought duty free alcohol at the airport which they planned to drink at their hotel. The flight was delayed so the couple began drinking the duty free alcohol. Jess said her partner was a 'nervous flier' but they were 'chatting and joking' before take off. Ben's sister Amy said her brother had had issues with drugs and alcohol and his consumption had increased in the months before his death. She said her brother also suffered with his mental health, which was impacted by his drug and alcohol use, but Jess said there was nothing to suggest he would take his own life and leave his two children without a father. Delivering her conclusion, Ms Saunders said: '(Alcohol and drugs) may have caused disorientation and poor judgement but this is insufficient to determine he fell as a result of the drugs he had taken. 'I find the fall was an accident, the exact details of which are unknown... 'On September 24, 2024, Ben Crook fell from height whilst on holiday in Turkey and sustained severe head and pelvic injuries and died on September 25, 2024. The conclusion I reach is that of an accident.'
