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Ferne King, 25, from Fife, Scotland, was found dead in an Airbnb in Durrës, Albania, on October 8 after arriving two days earlier for a holiday with her two-year-old daughter. Police sources indicated that she died of cardiac arrest, with no suspicion of foul play, while her daughter, Sihana, was discovered alive next to her and taken to a social care centre in Tirana.
Ferne King’s body was discovered in an Airbnb on Rruga Taulantia in Durrës two days after her arrival on October 6, with police confirming her death was due to cardiac arrest and not foul play. Ferne’s funeral is scheduled for November 6, while her daughter, Sihana, has been placed in a social care centre in Tirana.
The authorities in Albania have requested £10,000 from Ferne King’s family to facilitate the repatriation of her body, leading to the establishment of a GoFundMe campaign to cover the costs. A funeral service is scheduled for November 6 in Lochgelly, where she is remembered as a “beloved and cherished mum,” highlighting the profound impact of her death on her family and friends.
What remains unclear — It is not stated why Ferne King’s death resulted in a financial request to repatriate her body.
Mum, 25, found dead in Airbnb while on holiday in Albania with daughter

Ferne King was ‘fun-loving’, her family said (Picture: Ferne King/John Gilfillan Funeral Directors)
A mum with a ‘beautiful soul’ has died while on holiday with her two-year-old girl in Durrës, Albania.
Ferne King, 25, from Fife, Scotland, was found dead in an Airbnb along Rruga Taulantia in the south west neighbourhood of Durrës 1 on October 8.
She had only arrived in the coastal city two days before, when a cleaner discovered her body in bed at 12.50pm.
The cleaner had gone to tidy the room after the booking was completed.
Foul play is not suspected. Ferne died of cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly stops beating, police sources told Pamfleti.net.
Ferne’s daughter, Sihana, was found alive next to her in bed and was taken to a social care centre in Tirana.
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Ferne was on holiday when she died (Picture: Ferne King/John Gilfillan Funeral Directors)

Durrës faces the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast (Picture: Shutterstock/Edrin Spahiu)
The authorities asked Ferne’s sister to pay £10,000 to ‘bring a beautiful soul home’, a GoFundMe organised by friend Jade Wilson said.
‘This is such sadness and stress to the family and friends who have been affected. Ferne should be home!
‘An angel God has gained, but her beautiful soul needs her home!’
A Lochgelly funeral director said on Facebook on Friday that Ferne’s funeral will be held on November 6.
‘Beloved and cherished mum of Sihana, loving daughter to Heather and the late Alan, fun-loving sister to Saffron, Alistair and Oscar, loving granddaughter to Jo, auntie and a very good friend to many more,’ they said in a tribute.
‘You will be sorely missed, Ferne.’
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