A COUPLE have been found dead in a washed up lifeboat a month after going missing while trying to sail across the Atlantic in a yacht.
Sarah Packwood, 54, from Warwick, and Brett Clibbery, 70, were en route to the Azores in a wind and solar-powered vessel ‘Theros’.
Sarah Packwood, 54, from Warwick, and Brett Clibbery, 70, were en route to the Azores
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But the pair were reported missing a week after leaving Nova Scotia, Canada, in their 42ft sailing boat on June 11.
Their two bodies were found in a lifeboat after it washed ashore on Sable Island last week.
It remains unclear how the couple got into trouble.
Mr Clibberly’s son, James, posted a tribute on Facebook saying: “The past few days have been very hard.
“My father James Brett Clibbery, and his wife, Sarah Justine Packwood, have regrettably passed away.
“There is still an investigation, as well as a DNA test to confirm, but with all the news, it is hard to remain hopeful.
“They were amazing people, and there isn’t anything that will fill the hole that has been left by their, so far unexplained passing.
“Living will not be the same without your wisdom, and your wife was quickly becoming a beacon of knowledge, and kindness.
“I miss your smiles. I miss your voices. You will be forever missed.”
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