A BRITISH tourist has died in Benidorm after the rope connecting her parachute to the boat broke while she was parasailing, leading her to crash into nearby rocks.
The victim, reportedly 66 years old, was parasailing near the Cola del Caballo mountain, toward the TÃo Ximo cove, with a 47-year-old man, at around 6.50pm on Monday, when the rope connecting the parachute to the boat broke, leaving the pair helpless in the air before they struck the rocks below.
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Several witnesses told local media that they were ‘in anguish’ as they watched the parachute fly uncontrolled towards the rocks of the TÃo Ximo cove.
The woman was found by emergency services in cardiorespiratory arrest. Although medics initially managed to revive her, she had suffered multiple traumatic injuries and later died at Marina Baixa hospital in Villajoyosa.
The man also sustained multiple traumatic injuries and was transported to Sant Joan d’Alacant university hospital.
Guardia Civil is still investigating the circumstances of the accident, including how the rope came to break.
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