The twin brother of a 52-year-old woman who died over the long weekend hours before her daughter's wedding in Tofino, B.C., says his sister was a "simple Ottawa-valley farm girl" who made life wonderful. She was surfing for the first time near Long Beach when something happened. Ann Wittenberg's husband Chris Wittenberg described her as a fantastic mother, wife and grandmother with an 'adventurous, passionate' nature. RCMP said Wittenberg was pulled from the ocean near Long Beach on Sunday morning but could not be revived. She made sure things were OK."Ann Wittenberg (in back) with her children (left to righ) Rachel Emon, Victoria Emon and Joshua Emon.

Source: CBC News May 24, 2018 16:15 UTC