<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The sudden and unexplained death of </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/adelaide" rel="" target="" title="Adelaide"><span>Adelaide</span></a><span> businessman Alan McKenna in Casablanca, </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/morocco" rel="" target="" title="Morocco"><span>Morocco</span></a><span>, has left his close friends and family in shock – and demanding answers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>McKenna's death is being investigated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) following concerns raised by his family.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 47-year-old father of two with a promising future, McKenna's passing has deeply affected those who knew him.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/leonardo-dicaprio-slams-albanese-government-for-backing-mine-expansion/f33aac72-af98-4ce4-8073-daf014e58b85"><strong><span>PM takes swipe at Hollywood star over critical social media post</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I still don't want it to be true... I'll never have a friend like Alan again," close friend Mark Parsons said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>McKenna's Moroccan fiancée, Majda, says he suffered a fatal heart attack, however his family and friends are yet to receive an official death certificate or a coroner's report. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They have been informed that McKenna's body was buried in a Casablanca cemetery two days after his death.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/friends-say-adelaide-businessman-death-in-morocco-unusual-want-remains-brought-home/ff0a0007-6eb2-44ec-8bcf-901f10607f83" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Parsons says the circumstances are usual, and wants his remains to be brought back to Adelaide.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's essential… I need to be able to have a memorial with them, a funeral, a place to go visit," he stated.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/brisbane-olympics-community-group-promises-to-cause-legal-challenges-to-potential-new-stadium-victoria-park/68af0c94-053c-4a09-aa48-1b462234124d"><strong><span>Legal challenge threat if stadium election promise broken</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/cop-charged-after-crash-with-14-year-olds-on-trail-bike/f7bbd729-a3f2-4447-918c-1d0bbd05b9ad"><strong><span>Cop charged after crash with 14-year-olds on trail bike</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>9News understands McKenna was recently hospitalised, with his parents saying he was treated for an abscess on his throat.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Exactly what caused his death in Morocco remains a mystery.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of </span></em><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>