A woman, who recently moved with her husband from Jacksonville to start a new life, is dead after a sudden tragedy in Puerto Rico.
Jacqueline Albright died after a surge of water swept her away while on a hike with her husband, Blake, at La Soplaera Waterfall. His sister, Savannah Reinhart, spoke with News4JAX on Wednesday.“From the moment Blake started talking about Jacqueline, she was different, she was completely — her heart was so big. She walked in a room and her smile just lit up the whole room,” Albright’s sister said.
The future couldn’t be brighter. The couple tied the knot in December 2021 after living in Jacksonville together for two years.Four days later, tragedy struck. “They were just so excited to start their lives together and officially start planning their whole future,” Reinhart said. A surge of water knocked Albright and her husband off their feet while hiking through La Soplaera Waterfall. Jacqueline Albright managed to grab hold of a branch -- while the swift water swept his wife away before his eyes.“No one could ever prepare for this, and it’s just been absolutely horrendous to think that something like this could happen in such a horrific way,” Reinhart said.Copyright 2022 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.
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