Young woman drowns after becoming trapped in Costa del Sol floods

Flood Victim — Emergency services outside the Club California in Cancelada, Estepona, where a woman's body was found

Emergency services outside the club where the woman was found

A YOUNG woman has drowned after becoming trapped during the floods currently wreaking havoc along the Costa del Sol.

The 26-year-old reportedly became trapped by rising water at Club California, an ‘alternative club’ located between San Pedro and Estepona.

The woman, who was alone in the building, called emergency services, but firemen were unable to access the flooded basement in time.

Her body was later removed from the club.

The death has been confirmed by Estepona mayor Jose Urbano.

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Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
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