MUMBAI: The Sky TV executive, Nick Milligan had been enjoying a break at the ? 2 million dream home he had built overlooking Daymer Bay in Cornwall; when he and his youngest daughter Emily, eight, were killed in a speedboat accident.

The 51-year-old had taken his wife Victoria, 41, and their four children - Amber, 12, Olivia, ten, Emily and Kit, four - out on their boat when it tipped over.

His younger brother Max Milligan, 48, described him as an ?extremely loving father, husband, son and brother?. "That he and my delightful niece died in their favourite place at the end of a gloriously sunny bank holiday offers a tiny glimmer of light", he said.
 
A spokesman for Sky Media, where he had been managing director said, "Everyone at Sky is deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the tragic accident involving the Milligan family. Nick has been a great friend and colleague for many years and his loss will be felt across our company and the industry. Our very deepest sympathies are with his family at this time".

Milligan was known in the industry for being ?almost obsessively competitive? with an ?intense desire to win?.