‘Angel’ mum, 25, found dead by Airbnb cleaner on holiday with two-year-old

| Senior science and technology reporter Published October 25, 2026 1:27pm Updated October 25, 2026 1:27pm Ferne King was ‘fun-loving’, her family said (Picture: Ferne King/John Gilfillan Funeral Directors) A mum with a ‘beautiful soul’ has died while on holiday with her two-year-old girl in Durrës, Albania. Ferne King, 25, from Fife, Scotland, was found dead in an Airbnb along Rruga Taulantia in the south west neighbourhood of Durrës 1 on October 8. She had only arrived in the coastal city two days before, when a cleaner discovered her body in bed at 12.50pm. The cleaner had gone to tidy the room after the booking was completed. Foul play is not suspected. Ferne died of cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly stops beating, police sources told Pamfleti.net. Ferne’s daughter, Sihana, was found alive next to her in bed and was taken to a social care centre in Tirana. Ferne was on holiday when she died (Picture: Ferne King/John Gilfillan Funeral Directors) Durrës faces the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast (Picture: Shutterstock/Edrin Spahiu) The authorities asked Ferne’s sister to pay £10,000 to ‘bring a beautiful soul home’, a GoFundMe organised by friend Jade Wilson said. ‘This is such sadness and stress to the family and friends who have been affected. Ferne should be home! ‘An angel God has gained, but her beautiful soul needs her home!’ A Lochgelly funeral director said on Facebook on Friday that Ferne’s funeral will be held on November 6. ‘Beloved and cherished mum of Sihana, loving daughter to Heather and the late Alan, fun-loving sister to Saffron, Alistair and Oscar, loving granddaughter to Jo, auntie and a very good friend to many more,’ they said in a tribute. ‘You will be sorely missed, Ferne.’ Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. For more stories like this, check our news page. Arrow MORE: Thousands lose power and transport disrupted as Storm Boelo brings second day of chaos Arrow MORE: Girl, 17, injured after ‘frightening’ Range Rover hit-and-run Arrow MORE: Instructor, 80, named after Scotland plane crash killed him and 16-year-old student News Updates Stay on top of the headlines with daily email updates.