Families tell of their shock after newly-weds drowned on South African honeymoon six days after they walked down the aisle

• John Rodgers and his wife Lynette died just six days into their honeymoon
• The couple were caught in a rip tide on Plettenberg Bay in South Africa 
• Both John and Lynette’s families have said they are devastated by the loss
• Doctors tried unsuccessfully to revive the couple after they were found

The families of a newly-wed couple who drowned while on honeymoon in South Africa have spoken of their shock and sorrow at the tragedy.

John Rodgers, 28, and his wife Lynette, 26, died on Friday after getting caught in a rip tide at Plettenberg Bay – just six days after they walked down the aisle.

In a joint statement their families said they had been left devastated.

The families of a newly-wed couple who drowned while on honeymoon in South Africa have spoken of their shock and sorrow at the tragedy.

John Rodgers, 28, and his wife Lynette, 26, died on Friday after getting caught in a rip tide at Plettenberg Bay – just six days after they walked down the aisle.

In a joint statement their families said they had been left devastated.