British mum dies in Spanish wildfires and partner fights for life in hospital

Lisa Fryett died, and her partner is in critical condition (Picture: Jam Press)

A British woman severely injured after being rescued from a deadly Spanish wildfire has died – while her partner remains in a critical condition.

Lisa Fryett passed away on 28 July surrounded by her family in Spain after she and partner Simon Batchelor had been critically injured after becoming caught in a blaze near Bédar and Los Gallardos in southern Spain.

The couple, from Canvey, Essex, were rescued from a mountainside the day after the fire started. Simon remains critically ill in hospital.

Simon and Lisa had been staying near Bédar and Los Gallardos when the wildfire swe...