Pick Me Up! Special

PARADISE LOST

With clear crystal waters lapping on the soft white sands and endless palm trees providing coconuts for the cocktails, the remote island of Carenero just off the coast of Panama was the perfect place for Yvonne Baldelli to run to.

It was a dream destination for the free-spirited divorcee from California who wanted a fresh start, and with her long-term boyfriend Brian Brimager and her dog by her side, she thought she’d found paradise.

Yvonne raved about her new life to her family, so they were stunned when Brian revealed that Yvonne had left him after just three months.

She told loved ones she was

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