British father dies after contracting dengue in Sri Lanka

A British father who was in Sri Lanka on work has died after contracting dengue, the Metro reported. 

According to the report, his condition brought on my the dengue fever left him ‘locked inside his own body’.

Colin Whiteside died yesterday (Aug 11), weeks after he was diagnosed with dengue fever. The dad-of-two, who was born in Wavertree but lived in Preston, was taken to hospital after suffering a mosquito bite and his wife flew to be at his bedside.

However, while in hospital, the 52-year-old developed pneumonia and sepsis and suffered a  stroke which left him paralysed and only able to blink. Today, on Facebook, wife Caroline paid tribute to her husband. The post reads: ‘Last night you spread your wings and now you’re flying free.‘Goodnight My Boy I will Love You Forever.’

Devastated daughter Michelle Green previously said her dad, who worked as a scaffolder all over the world, was due to come home permanently before the tragedy.

After he was hospitalised friends and family launched a Crowdfunding page in a bid to fly him home, and raised almost £35,000.

An update on the page, posted this morning, thanked everyone for their contributions and confirmed Colin had been flown home to the UK on Tuesday. The post read: ‘I would like to say a massive thank you from the bottom of my heart and from Colin’s family to all you wonderful people who donated to bring Colin home.