Pool heir Ben Beale’s holiday death shocks friends

FRIENDS of Aqua Technics heir Ben Beale have expressed their shock and grief after the 47-year-old died from a suspected heart attack on Monday while holidaying with family in Dunsborough.

The father of five was jogging along Geographe Bay Drive about 9.30am when witnesses saw him collapse on the footpath.

Several people rushed to help including a local doctor who assisted with CPR until paramedics arrived.

But Mr Beale could not be revived and was later pronounced dead at Busselton Regional Hospital.

Mr Beale was the public face of the swimming pool empire built by his father Lew, appearing in the company’s TV advertisements.

His death comes just weeks before he was due to take part in a charity boxing match for which he had shed more than 10kg in the past two months.

In a family statement yesterday, Mr Beale’s father said he had been privileged to work side-by-side with his son in the family business for the past 25 years.

“One of my great joys of life has been coming to work together on a daily basis in the family business,” Lew Beale said. “At the moment we are wrapping our arms around his wife Sarah and his children.”

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