Tragic Loss: Dad of Twins Passes Away Just Days Before Their First Birthday After Being Found Unresponsive on Sofa
Published on November 21, 2025 at 03:58 PM
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A DAD was found dead by his partner just two days before their twins’ first birthday.
Chloe Powles, 34, found Alex Green, 30, on August 20, sitting on the sofa, blue in the face, and instantly knew he had died.
Alex Green, 30, was found dead two days before his twins’ first birthdayCredit: SWNS
Alex was found by his partner Chloe Powles, 34Credit: SWNS
Alex had told Chloe he was going to sleep on the sofa – where she found him the next morningCredit: SWNS
The twins were in hospital for most of their first year of life and are still receiving treatmentCredit: SWNS
Chloe, a stay-at-home mum from Pencoed, , said: “I can’t really put my feelings into words, to be honest.
“It doesn’t feel real. I wish I could not be OK, to hide away and grieve, but I have to get up every day for the girls.
“It is the worst pain in the world, you can’t even describe it – I can’t put it into words.
“It is a pain that I have never felt before.”
Chloe and Alex were together during school, but had lost contact for 10 years until July 2023, when Alex messaged her on .
Initially, Chloe dismissed his message, but the pair decided to go on a date for a walk down the Porthcawl beach.
They never left each other’s side again and welcomed twin daughters, Livie and Georgina, on August 22, 2024.
The twins were in hospital for most of their first year of life and are still receiving treatment.
Alex’s family don’t yet know the cause of death, with a post-mortem examination yet to be concluded.
Recalling the moment the pair rekindled, Chloe said: “He sent me a message on Snapchat, and I messaged him to be like ‘Oh, whatever’.
“He was good-looking and one of the boys; he kept pushing, so I gave in and we went on a date.
“We hit it off straight away, and we never left each other’s side since.”
In 2023, Chloe and Alex found out they were together.
Chloe said: “When they told us that we were having twins, it was the biggest shock of our lives.
“There are no twins on either side of the family – it was madness.”
During the pregnancy, doctors noticed that Livie wasn’t growing as much as Georgina – but doctors couldn’t pinpoint the reason.
Chloe and Alex welcomed their daughters via C-section on August 22, 2024, and they spent two months in the NICU to grow.
At one month old, doctors diagnosed Livie with Russell-Silver syndrome – a rare growth disorder.
And at six months old, Georgina was diagnosed with tumours in both eyes – after realising her eyes weren’t following them – which she is undergoing chemotherapy for.
Chloe said: “Alex was an amazing dad, we lived in the hospital for most of their first year – but he was amazing about it all.
“He was the one who realised that Georgina’s eyes weren’t following, and he kept telling doctors that something was wrong.”
On August 19, 2025, Chloe said they had a “perfect day” visiting friends and family.
“I still can’t get my head around it,” says Chloe, of her partner’s deathCredit: SWNS
Twins Georgina (left) and Livie (right), who has rare growth disorder Russell-Silver syndromeCredit: SWNS
Around 2am on August 20, Chloe was in bed with Georgina and Livie when Alex came up to bed, but said he couldn’t get in with them as he would wake the girls up.
Alex decided to sleep on the sofa.
Chloe said: “I went downstairs at 8am, he was sitting up blue and stiff, it was madness.
“I knew he was dead, I ran round to my neighbours asking if they could help do until the ambulance came.
“The ambulance turned up, his family arrived, it was crazy – I still can’t get my head around it.”
Two days later, Livie and Georgina celebrated their first birthday.
“It was crazy, if I had it my way, I wouldn’t have done anything, but our family were keen,” Chloe said.
“As soon as our family started singing Happy Birthday, I had to leave the room.
“It still doesn’t seem real to me, I can’t put the pain into words.”
A friend has started a funding page for Alex’s family. To donate, visit here .
HOW TO DO CPR
LEARNING CPR could save someone’s life if their heart stops in public, as survival chances plummet in the minutes it takes for an ambulance to arrive.
The British Heart Foundation has free online CPR training .
Here are six to performing CPR on an adult:
- Shake and shout: Check the area for any immediate risks and then shake and shout at the unconscious person to try to wake them.
- Check breathing: Check whether the patient is breathing by watching their chest for movement, listening and placing your cheek by their nose and mouth to feel for air. If they are breathing, put them in the recovery position.
- Call 999: Call an ambulance if they have collapsed, whether they are breathing or not. If there is another bystander, ask them to phone while you start CPR.
- Chest compressions: Kneel beside the person, place the heel of your hand on the bone in the centre of their chest and place your other hand beside it and interlock your fingers. Push your bodyweight through your hands to pump their chest hard, trying to compress it by 5cm to 6cm each time. Do it twice every second, 30 times in a row.
- Rescue breaths: After 30 chest compressions, pinch the person’s nose, put your mouth over theirs and blow air into their lungs. Do this twice.
- Repeat: Do another 30 chest compressions followed by another two breaths. Keep repeating until paramedics arrive.
Source: NHS
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