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Down Hall pool deaths: Drowned couple 'on surprise break' Down Hall pool deaths: Drowned couple 'on surprise break'
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A couple found dead in a hotel swimming pool had been on a surprise birthday break, it has emerged.A couple found dead in a hotel swimming pool had been on a surprise birthday break, it has emerged.
Komba Kpakiwa, 31, and Josephine Newahun Foday, 22, died at the luxury Down Hall Country House Hotel in Hatfield Heath, on Saturday.Komba Kpakiwa, 31, and Josephine Newahun Foday, 22, died at the luxury Down Hall Country House Hotel in Hatfield Heath, on Saturday.
Ms Foday's grandmother Theresa Farma, said Mr Kpakiwa had planned the getaway to surprise his student girlfriend.Ms Foday's grandmother Theresa Farma, said Mr Kpakiwa had planned the getaway to surprise his student girlfriend.
An inquest into the couple's death was opened in Chelmsford and adjourned, on Tuesday.An inquest into the couple's death was opened in Chelmsford and adjourned, on Tuesday.
Essex Police said a provisional post-mortem examination found their deaths, which are not being treated as suspicious, were consistent with drowning.Essex Police said a provisional post-mortem examination found their deaths, which are not being treated as suspicious, were consistent with drowning.
'Very quiet''Very quiet'
Ms Foday celebrated her 22nd birthday the day before her death, the hearing was told.Ms Foday celebrated her 22nd birthday the day before her death, the hearing was told.
Miss Farma lived with Ms Foday in Plumstead in south east London. Miss Farma lived with Ms Foday in Plumstead in south-east London.
Miss Farma, 61, said: "She was a lovely girl, happy and smiley.Miss Farma, 61, said: "She was a lovely girl, happy and smiley.
"She was very quiet, she went to church and did not drink alcohol or smoke."She was very quiet, she went to church and did not drink alcohol or smoke.
"She wanted to be a nurse. To help people.""She wanted to be a nurse. To help people."
Miss Farma said her granddaughter moved to England from Sierra Leone in 2001 and told how she had recently been introduced to Mr Kpakiwa.Miss Farma said her granddaughter moved to England from Sierra Leone in 2001 and told how she had recently been introduced to Mr Kpakiwa.
"I met him here at my house," Miss Farma, 61, said. "He was very nice. The birthday trip was a surprise.""I met him here at my house," Miss Farma, 61, said. "He was very nice. The birthday trip was a surprise."
The brief inquest hearing was told the pair were found floating face down at about 19:30 BST, and efforts by staff and paramedics to save them failed.The brief inquest hearing was told the pair were found floating face down at about 19:30 BST, and efforts by staff and paramedics to save them failed.
Witnesses, including hotel guests, had seen them alive in swimming gear 15 minutes earlier, the inquest at New Bridge House, Chelmsford heard.Witnesses, including hotel guests, had seen them alive in swimming gear 15 minutes earlier, the inquest at New Bridge House, Chelmsford heard.