My wedding was the best day of my life. Then my wife died just 17 days later with two final harrowing words

An Australian truck driver is mourning the unexpected death of his beloved bride, just days after the couple got married.

Danielle Govett and Robert Farthing, both in their 40s, tied the knot at a local marriage registry office in Victoria on October 12.

Just 17 days later, Ms Govett, 49, woke up feeling dizzy and went back to bed.

She died 20 minutes later from a blood clot that had spread to her lungs.

Paramedics were unable to revive her.

“She said help me, help me, but I couldn’t do anything,” Farthing told Daily Mail Australia.

“That was the worst.”

The emotional father-of-two revealed his wife had set her sights on a job as a nurse at a care home before her life was tragically cut short.

Mrs Govett (pictured right) died 20 minutes after waking feeling dizzy before going back to bed (pictured left Robert Farthing)

Mr Farthing, 48, said his wife showed no signs of feeling unwell in the days leading up to her death and was doing well on their wedding day.

He said he is still struggling to come to terms with her death.

“The hardest part is being there at night, knowing no one is there,” Mr Farthing said.

“I still feel like she’ll just walk through the door.”

A blood clot is believed to have spread from Ms Govett’s leg to her lung.

However, Mr Farthing is yet to receive a coroner’s report explaining the exact cause of her death.

“The coroner said there was a blood clot in her leg and that’s why she felt dizzy because it came loose,” he said.

Mr Farthing and Ms Govett (pictured) were married on October 12 at a local marriage registry office in Victoria

The couple met in March 2018 after having a conversation online and instantly bonding

Ms Govett, born and raised in Melton, southern Victoria, had completed her degree two weeks before her wedding.

She was due to work at Swan Hill District Health helping older patients at the aged care provider.

The passionate Western Bulldogs AFL supporter, who enjoyed volunteering for local charities, worked as a teacher at Melton Specialist School for 30 years, helping students with disabilities.

The couple (pictured) met in March 2018 after having a conversation online and the pair felt an instant connection

The couple had plans to settle in Pyramid Hill in northern Victoria after buying a house there.

The newlyweds had also booked a six-day cruise to Tasmania for their honeymoon.

Mr Farthing has since had a GoFundMe page to help him finance the cost of the property, which he said he wanted to buy in memory of his wife.

His family has rallied behind the grieving father to help him get through the devastating tragedy.

Mr Farthing described his wife as a kind person who always had a smile on her face and enjoyed helping others.

He said his two daughters, aged 21 and 16, who live with disabilities, have been most affected after developing a close bond with Ms Govett.

‘They’ve had a pretty tough time. They were there when she passed away,” he said.

‘Heaven wanted its angel back’.