{"id":298,"date":"2025-10-27T14:56:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/?p=298"},"modified":"2025-10-27T14:56:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:56:04","slug":"husband-and-wife-found-dead-in-campervan-made-people-believe-in-love-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/?p=298","title":{"rendered":"Husband and wife found dead in campervan \u2018made people believe in love again\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-299\" src=\"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_270597456-a4f9-300x169.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_270597456-a4f9-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_270597456-a4f9.webp 646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\"><figcaption>Kayleigh and Chris Coll leave behind four children after their \u2018unexpected\u2019 deaths (Picture: GoFundMe)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The family of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/dorset\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/dorset\/\">Dorset<\/a>\u00a0couple discovered dead inside their van after a ciden festival have paid tribute to \u2018soul mates\u2019 who brought \u2018love and light.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Kayleigh Coll, 38, and Chris Coll, 45, were found dead inside the campervan on Pound Lane in Burley, Hampshire, on Sunday after attending the New Forest Cider Festival nearby.<\/p>\n<p>Their sudden deaths have left their families and friends \u2018heartbroken.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The couple from Blandford Forum, who shared four children together \u2013 Shyla, Alex, Kaizer and Emily \u2013 were remembered as \u2018the kind of couple that made people believe in love again.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In a tribute posted on a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/chris-and-kayleigh\">\u00a0GoFundMe page<\/a>\u00a0to help with funeral costs, their loved ones said: \u2018Kayleigh and Chris were soul mates. The way they loved each other was beautiful. It was everything they both ever wanted.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-300\" src=\"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_270347860-57a7-298x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"382\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_270347860-57a7-298x300.webp 298w, https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_270347860-57a7-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_270347860-57a7.webp 646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\"><figcaption>Chris Coll, 45, and Kayleigh Coll, 38, were found dead inside the campervan in Hampshire after a cider festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kayleigh was described as \u2018the most selfless, thoughtful person always putting everyone else\u2019s needs before her own,\u2019 who had \u2018always longed to be a mum, and she showed us all how to be the best one before she became one herself.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was always written in the stars that she would be amazing at it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Chris was an \u2018amazing man and father behind that tough exteri,or he was a warm, gentle and kind soul; he wasn\u2019t just a friend, he was a brother.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Chris had become \u2018incredibly resilient and strong\u2019 after losing his brother and his mother,\u2019 the tribute said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The love, commitment and values he had in life were completely on par with Kayleigh which is why it was fitting they were matched and became man and wife,\u2019 the family said.<\/p>\n<p>The fundraiser was set up to help with funeral costs while both families are \u2018trying to figure out arrangements for the children and sorting out their home.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Anything left over will be given to the families and split equally between the four children to ensure they receive the love and support that Kayleigh and Chris always wanted,\u2019 the family said.<\/p>\n<p>Within days, the fundraiser had raised over \u00a315,000 after hundreds of donations.<\/p>\n<p>Police have described the deaths as \u2018unexpected\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities were reportedly alerted by paramedics that the two had been found dead shortly after midday on October 12.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-301\" src=\"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_270319790-65bc-300x177.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_270319790-65bc-300x177.webp 300w, https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_270319790-65bc.webp 646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\"><figcaption>The campervan was parked on Pound Lane in Burley (Picture: Google)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tributes poured in after the news of the couple\u2019s death emerged.<\/p>\n<p>Kayleigh Jones posted: \u2018We\u2019ve grown up together and I watched you turn into an incredible mum.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You were the most selfless person ever. You deserved your happily ever after more than anyone I know<\/p>\n<p>\u2018None of you deserved this. Life is so cruel. The only solace in this whole f****** thing is that you went together, peacefully.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018My heart is broken. We will never get over this. I\u2019m sending you all so much love.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kayleigh and Chris Coll leave behind four children after their \u2018unexpected\u2019 deaths (Picture: GoFundMe) The family of a\u00a0Dorset\u00a0couple discovered dead inside their van after a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=298"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":302,"href":"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298\/revisions\/302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/50statefeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}