Families seek answers after 'holiday from hell' salmonella outbreak

A woman is seeking legal action after being struck down with salmonella during a holiday from hell at a hotel where another tourist died from the illness.

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Michaela Smith fell ill eight days into her two-week all-inclusive holiday costing nearly £2,000 at the Occidental Jandia Playa in Fuerteventura.

The 50-year-old said raw chicken and pork was being served from the "chaotic" buffet at the four star hotel in the Canary Islands in October last year.

Medical tests at her GP once she returned home confirmed she had contracted salmonella on what was supposed to be a luxurious sunshine break.

Two days after Michaela's symptoms started, another holidaymaker Leslie Green, 70, also fell ill with salmonella at the same hotel and died in hospital.

An inquest found the grandfather died from food poisoning contracted as a result of eating partially cooked chicken at the resort.

Print finisher Michaela, of Castleford, has now asked lawyers to investigate her case too after her holiday was ruined.

Micheala and husband Paul, 52, arrived at the resort on September 29 last year, having previously stayed there in 2022 and 2024.