A newlywed has died from a cardiac arrest just five days after marrying the love of her life.
Sara Stefini, 45, tied the knot with Davide Martina in a civil ceremony.
But tragedy struck just five days later when Sara suffered a cardiac arrest at their home.
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Davide immediately called emergency services after his wife collapsed on Wednesday (17 September) – days after they tied the knot in Polpenazze, Italy, on 12 September.
An ambulance arrived within four minutes and medics spent around an hour and a half desperately trying to restart Sara’s heart.
She was then airlifted to hospital in Brescia in a journey which took just eight minutes.
Despite medics’ efforts, Sara died shortly before 9pm that evening.
Sara was born and raised in Brescia before moving to Venice to study Oriental Languages at Ca’ Foscari University, as reported by Need To Know.
After graduating, she embarked on a life which took her around the world.
Sara spent 11 years living and working in Shanghai, China, where she was a quality manager for clothing company Scout.
She later lived in Istanbul, Turkey, for two years and also spent several years in Cape Verde.
Her mother still lives there and the family runs property businesses in the country.
Sara is survived by her parents, Vincenzo and Carla, as well as aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and many friends.
Her funeral was held in Moniga, where she lived with her new husband, yesterday (21 September).
Friend Manuela paid an emotional tribute, saying: “Meeting you in Shanghai changed my life. I was feeling lonely and you were so sweet, you took me under your wing and we had such a great time together…
“And every time I have met you since then, it was like if time hadn’t really passed and it was fun… cos you were funny and ironic… so ironic that you made a fool of us all and had one last big party before you go and left us here… bewildered, confused, sad… missing your curls and your smile!
“Wherever you are, I love you!”
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