Man's horror as he finds mum 'floating in water' after flooding hits her home

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An 83-year-old woman who died after flooding hit her home was found 'floating in the water' by her son he has said. Derbyshire Police have said a pensioner, named by family members as Maureen Gilbert, was found dead at about 10.35am on Saturday after officers – along with colleagues from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service and from East Midlands Ambulance Service – arrived at her property.

Her son, Paul Gilbert has now spoken of his anguish. “I did not want to find my own mum and I expected somebody else to have found her" he told Sky News. “I go through so many different stages, anger, upset, I don’t know.

I can’t put it into words what it means at the moment. READ MORE: Three young women, three tragic deaths, one mental health hospital READ MORE: 'I was arrested for murdering my 86-year-old wife minutes after she died - I'll never forgive the police' “I came to the window behind you, forced it open and found my mum floating in the water.” Mr Gilbert had attempted to secure his mother’s house with pre-installed flood defences.

He also told Sky News: “I thought I had done enough with the flood defences, that are nearly four foot high, that she would be alright.