3 From Yorkshire & Northern Lincolnshire Dead In Tunisia

Published 29th Jun 2015

Tributes are being paid to the 30 British nationals thought to have been murdered by a terrorist who opened fire on a Tunisian beach.

There were 38 victims in all - 15 Britons have been identified.

Three from Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire are among them;

54 year old Claire Windass from Bransholme in Hull worked for North Lincolnshire Council. She was reported to have been on holiday with her husband Jim, who is understood to have survived the attack.

Karl Turner, MP for East Hull tweeted:

"So sorry Claire Windass from #Hull was killed in Tunisia terrorist attack. My thoughts with family and friends. #RIP"

72 year old Bruce Wilkinson was from Goole. His family issued a statement through local MP Andrew Percy paying tribute to the grandfather, reported to have been a retired power station worker.

They said:

"We are devastated at the loss of Bruce, who was a devoted husband, father and grandfather."

"Bruce was a loving family man, and in his working life worked to support the care of others. He was a kind and compassionate man, with a dry sense of humour. He was fun-loving, and will be deeply missed by friends and family alike."

And Young Fashion blogger Carly Lovett, 24, from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire was killed at the resort too.

Friends and fellow bloggers paid emotional tributes to the former University of Lincoln student on social media.

The university's School of Film and Media tweeted:

"Saddened to hear news reports of Carly Lovett in Tunisia - Graduate of our University 2013."

The Prime Minister has told the terrorists behind the attack in Tunisia that the nation will not be cowed.

David Cameron's written in the Daily Telegraph that Britain is a nation "united in shock and in grief."

Meanwhile 600 British police officers are now involved in the Tunisia terror attack investigation - the biggest national policing response since 7/7.

16 officers - including specialist forensic officers - have gone out to the country, while other detectives have been getting information from returning tourists.