Malcolm Timbrell's wife and their friends died in a wildfire in Spain while…

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What we can confirm

Multiple reputable news outlets report that British resident Malcolm Timbrell survived a deadly wildfire in Bedar, Spain, while his wife, Annette Kilgore, and a group of friends/neighbors were killed after leaving their cars and attempting to escape on foot; authorities later found eight bodies down the road from their home, though as of those reports his wife had not yet been formally identified by DNA.

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Checked July 18, 2026