A SOUTHAMPTON boy who was 5-years-old when his sister died unexpectedly on a family holiday has raised almost £30,000 pounds in her memory.

Chloe Godding was just two years old when she was found unresponsive in her bed after a day at a Portugal beach in 2015.

Her brother Ollie, now 11, has helped to raised tens of thousands of pounds towards the research for Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) through his sister’s charity: Chloe’s Corner.

Along with his family, the 11-year-old has been organising charity balls and fundraising activities to also raise awareness about the SUDC.

Recalling her daughter’s final moment, her mother Lucy said: “We had a great time by the beach with Chloe. Everything looked alright; Chloe was fine.”

Along with her husband Nick, the couple put Ollie and Chloe down for a nap, but a few hours later, they were unable to wake her.  Lucy immediately started trying to resuscitate her daughter and when it didn’t work she ran out onto the street screaming for aid, finding an English doctor who raced to help.

Nick then went to all the villa apartments nearby trying to find someone who could speak Portuguese to call for an ambulance.

At the hospital, the couple waited for an hour with no news about their daughter, only to be faced with two doctors who struggled to speak English telling them Chloe had died in the early hours of the morning.

Following her death, Chloe’s family had to wait seven months to find out how she died, with a post mortem in Portugal and another in England.

In her inquest in 2015, senior Hampshire coroner Grahame Short gave an open conclusion, with a cause of death unascertained.

Chloe was only a few weeks away from turning three when she tragically passed away.

On the charity, which is championed by Ollie and his little brother Alfie - born the year after Chloe’s death, Lucy added: “Raising awareness and funds for the charity gives me a chance to be a mom to Chloe.  “I am so proud of Ollie. He will know when I am having a bad day and come to give me a hug or cuddle.

“He is so sensitive and protective of his little brother. He is always looking after Alfie; Ollie and Chloe used to be very close and he loved her.

“If love could have saved Chloe, she would have lived forever.”

Now, Ollie will be putting on one last fundraising event this year.

Taking place next Friday at Partyman World in Eastleigh, the event will also be raising funds for local causes that help children.

If you would like to purchase a ticket contact Partyman World, Eastleigh on 023 8001 8336.