Remo Douglas: Drowned man's family touched by funeral donations

Mr Douglas' parents said he would be buried on their family plot

A crowdfunding campaign that raised more than £6,000 to pay for the funeral of a man who drowned has left his family "overwhelmed".

Remo Douglas, 34, from Bristol, died after saving his girlfriend, their baby and his stepdaughter after a river surged in Jamaica on 16 December.

His brother Conate told BBC West the money had "allowed us to give him the best send-off that he could get".

"We are so grateful to everyone that has donated," he said.

Mr Douglas was swimming with his family when the river he was in began to surge following heavy rain.

After saving his partner, baby daughter and stepdaughter, he went back for his partner's 11-year-old niece, but both of them drowned.

His mother previously said she had struggled to sleep properly since his death.

There has been an outpouring of grief for Mr Douglas since his death

Conate Douglas said his family had been "overwhelmed by the support and the messages that we have received".

"I just want to say thank you to everyone," he added.

Remo Douglas's parents said any leftover funds would help his daughter as she grows up.

They said a date had not been set for his funeral in Jamaica, but they "won't turn anybody away" when it happens.

The campaign has seen 190 people donate about £6,100.

Its organiser Lauroy Allen said as Mr Douglas's "friends and family, [we] want him to have the best send-off that he deserves as a man who cared about others to the very end".