His aunt said the 19-year-old 'wasn't very up for it' 😔
Strathclyde University student Suleman Dawood felt "terrified" before embarking on a trip to the Titanic shipwreck - with his dad Shahzada and three others - his aunt has revealed.
Others on board included his dad Shahzada, 48, Stockton Rush, the chief executive and founder of OceanGate Expeditions, Paul-Henri Nargeolet and billionaire pilot Hamish Harding. She said her nephew Suleman "wasn't very up for it" and felt "terrified" about the trip to explore the wreckage of the Titanic.
The Dawood Foundation, of which Shahzada was a trustee, wrote: "With heavy hearts and great sadness, we grieve the loss of our trustee, Shahzada Dawood, and his beloved son, Suleman Dawood.Shahzada supported the British Asian Trust, who said they are "deeply saddened" by the tragedy.
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