The insurance company of a man who died on holiday are refusing to pay to fly his body home after he did not declare a previous medical condition, it has been reported.
Ronald Peters from Bolton died of a heart attack on holiday in Menorca aged 88 and his family have now been told they need to pay £6,000 to get his body back to the UK because he did not put on his policy that he had an angina attack 30 years ago, according to the Manchester Evening News.
Mr Peters' doctor has written to Europ Assistance to say he was healthy for his age and has told his family that most people over the age of 80 will have some sort of pre-existing medical condition.
The newspaper reports that Mr Peters' daughter and grandson are considering flying to Menorca and having his body cremated before coming back with the ashes.
According to Trip Insurance Tips a pre-existing medical condition is a health problem suffered from in the past - such as high-blood pressure or a period of depression - and advises holidaymakers to declare everything they have ever had.
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