'We are broken': Wife's tribute to young father who died defending home against bushfire

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It is revealed the bodies of father and son Robert and Patrick Salway, who stayed to defend the family's NSW property against a bushfire, were discovered by the elder man's wife, as the younger man's spouse pays tribute.

The wife of a young father who died while trying to defend his property against a bushfire on the NSW South Coast has paid emotional tribute to him, telling friends"we are broken".Robert Salway's wife, Patrick's mother, discovered their bodies when she returned this morningPatrick Salway, 29 and his father Robert, 63, stayed at the family property at Wandella, about 10-kilometres north-west of Cobargo as the Badja Forest Road fire approached on Monday night.

Police said Patrick's mother discovered the men's bodies when she returned to the burnt-out property this morning."I love you now, I love you still, I always have and I always will. I will see you again Patrick, my best friend. Hope you are up there 'fixing things in the stars tonight'."The couple married in 2014 and have a young son.

A friend, Andrew Thorek, described Patrick as"an amazing man who brought so much joy and laughter to everyone".Another friend, Melissa Corbett, wrote that Patrick, like his father Robert, had"a heart of gold". The Badja Forest Rd fire has burnt through more than 82,000 hectares in the Snowy Monaro Local Government Area.

The main street of Cobargo was engulfed by flames, with the NSW Rural Fire Service estimating dozens of buildings in the historic village were destroyed.

 

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