A Channel 4 worker was found dead in the sea more than 100 miles from her home, an inquest has heard.
Television librarian Lolita Visa, 32, was pulled from the water off Llandudno, North Wales, on August 26.
The inquest heard she had travelled from her home in Halifax, West Yorkshire, to visit her father in Manchester in the days before her death.
She then travelled to Liverpool, where she sent a photo to her dad, before sending him another image from Llandudno on August 22.
When her family became concerned, they reported her missing to West Yorkshire Police.
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North Wales Police were contacted three days later.
The following day, a member of the public called HM Coastguard after reportedly seeing a body in the water off the resort town.
Coroner John Gittins told the hearing: ‘The deceased was brought aboard the lifeboat and transported to lifeboat station.’
A post-mortem examination found injuries described as ‘consistent with time submerged in water’.
Visa’s inquest was adjourned to a date to be fixed.
She worked as a Digital Media Librarian for Channel 4, having previously worked for streaming company Dazn, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Her family has since launched a fundraiser to help cover the costs of her funeral and bring her body back to Latvia, where she was from.
Writing on the fundraising page, relative Wiktoria Januszewska said Visa’s death had left the family ‘heartbroken’.
She said: ‘We were never prepared, or expected, for this to take place, and we are not in a financial place to be able to cover everything by ourselves.’
Wiktoria described Visa as ‘bubbly and a joy to be around’, adding that she ‘had stories for days to share about her travels and where she has been’.
She added: ‘If you knew Lolita, we hope you remember her for the person that she was and keep her memories close to you.’
The family said donations would help with funeral expenses and the cost of bringing Visa back to Latvia.
‘Any donations will help, and if you’re unable to donate, simply sharing her story so it reaches more people will help us,’ Wiktoria said.
‘On behalf of the family, we thank you.’