Safe and dry: A woman clutches a child on the island of Giglio after they escape the ship Nicole said Francis gave her his lifejacket before they leapt off the sinking cruise ship. 'I owe my life to my husband,' heart-broken Mrs Servel confirmed. 'There weren't enough life jackets. I can't swim so he gave me his life jacket. 'He shouted "jump, jump, jump". 'I froze and couldn't jump, but he jumped off the ship and shouted upwards "come on, don't worry". 'I jumped off and the last thing I heard him say was that I would be fine. 'Then I never saw him again.' Swimming on her back through the waves 61-year-old Mrs Servel made it the rocky shore and clambered to safety. Alone in the desperately cold water only the thoughts of her children and grandchildren kept her alive. Villagers from the island of Giglio took her a church which had become a field dressing station at the height of the drama. Dangerously cold she took off her sea-water sodden clothes and put on a priest' s cassock to keep warm. Distraught Mrs Servel returned to France shortly after she was released from hospital where she had been treated for hypothermia. She is now being comforted by her family near Toulouse, South West France. The family were warned by French authorities on Saturday evening to expect the worst. Their daughter Edwige flew to Italy to formally identify his body. She is still awaiting official approval to bring her