Dad-of-two, 48, ‘died with wife in Spanish villa hot tub after suction pump fault’ before kids found parents in water

NewsWorld News A DAD who died alongside his wife after getting trapped inside a hot tub on a Spanish holiday with their family has been pictured. Patrick Tobin, 48, and Thomasina Tobin, 51, were found by their teenage children after reportedly being killed due to a deadly malfunction in the hot tub. Patrick Tobin died alongside his wife after getting trapped inside a hot tub on a Spanish holiday with their family Credit: Collect The luxury hot tub where the couple are believed to have been found inside Credit: Booking.com The London-based family were enjoying a trip abroad inside a luxury hilltop property in Cullera near the east coast Spanish city of Valencia. Their children, aged 14 and 16, were sleeping in top-floor bedrooms at the time of the couple’s death which reportedly happened 12 hours before their bodies were found. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Police are continuing to investigate the “chain accident” tragedy involving New Zealand-born Patrick and Irish quantity surveyor Thomasina. Initial investigations point towards the couple dying after being caught in the water due to “suction entrapment”. Read more in hot tub tragedy Irish mum-of-two Thomasina Tobin died alongside her husband Credit: Collect The Tobin family were enjoying a trip abroad inside a large hilltop property in Cullera near the east coast Spanish city of Valencia Credit: Solarpix The rare phenomenon occurs when a powerful vacuum is created from a hot tub drain or swimming pool and traps a person’s body, hair, or clothing underwater. Investigators believe Patrick tried to save his wife as she struggled in the water. Post-mortem examinations found marks and scratches on both bodies as well as blood in the cloudy water of the hot tub. The couple likely died of cardiac arrests as a result of acute stress and physical exhaustion, according to local reports. Most read in The Sun Foul play has been ruled out as there were no signs of forced entry and nearby CCTV cameras didn’t show any suspicious signs. The family arrived at the luxury £2,000-a-week Villa Luna on August 22 for a two-week holiday. They are tragically believed to have died just days into the trip before being found on Tuesday, August 25. Thomasina was a chartered surveyor from Co Monaghan, Ireland but had been living in London for around 20 years. The family arrived at the luxury £2,000-a-week Villa Luna on August 22 for a two-week holiday Credit: Booking.com The couple were also staying with their two children, aged 14 and 16 Credit: Booking.com Her father is well-known playwright, actor and producer Tommy McArdle, who spent many years directing Irish drama Glenroe. Patrick worked in the tech industry in the UK. Investigations into their deaths are ongoing with cops examining the hot tub three times since the tragedy. An industrial hot tub specialist was seen inside the villa last week. Comment now