Tag: drowning
Police investigate after three bodies wash up on Spain’s Malaga coast in 48 hours
THE Policia National together with the Guardia Civil have opened an investigation to determine the cause of death of three people - two men...
Desperate paddle surfer cheats death by clinging onto a buoy off Spain’s Costa Blanca
A paddle surfer clung onto a buoy after winds threatened to take her out to sea off Guardamar del Segura. The Dutch woman, 61, was...
Irish tourist drowns in swimming pool tragedy at Marbella luxury property
THE body of a 24-year-old Irish holiday maker has been found in the swimming pool of a luxury property on the Costa del Sol. The...
40-year-old Irishman drowns off Costa Blanca beach in Spain’s Alicante
A MAN, confirmed as Irish by local police, drowned whilst swimming off the coast of Alicante at around 5.30pm on Thursday. The man got into...
WATCH: Dramatic footage of drones saving three drowning women on Spain’s Costa Blanca
DRAMATIC footage of drones saving women from drowning on Costa Blanca beaches has been released. Both flying robots were launched from the shore, with life-jackets...
Dog owner drowns in ‘rough’ sea trying to save his pet on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Murcia man drowned when he went into the sea to save his dog. The 57-year-old was on holiday with a friend in Campoamor on...
Bather in Spain’s Estepona rescued after rip currents dragged him 200m off-shore
A SWIMMER has been rescued after being sucked into the sea by strong currents in Estepona. The bather, a 57-year-old Romanian man, was caught off...
EXPAT duo drown in Almeria
By Elena Goçmen Rueda THE lifeless bodies of two bathers who went missing in Cala Raja (Almeria) have been found. A Lithuanian man and...
FAMILY MAN dies trying to help struggling swimmer at tourist spot of La Manga in the Murcia region of...
A man died in front of his wife and daughter after trying to help a swimmer in the popular Murcia tourist area of La...
Spain’s Costa Blanca witnesses the first beach drowning tragedy of the year
THE first case this year of a swimmer dying from drowning in Costa Blanca waters has been reported in Teulada-Moraira. A 60-year-old German tourist died...
Tributes pour in for much-loved British ‘action man’, 35, who tragically died in free diving accident in Spain’s Ibiza
Kevin Smith, aged 35, sadly died after getting into difficulty in the Punta Galera waters just after 6.15pm on Wednesday evening
British man drowns while taking photos underwater in Spain’s Ibiza
According to initial reports, the Briton had been practising underwater photography with a friend when he got into difficulty
Heroine, 9, saves toddler from drowning in Spain’s Algeciras
The toddler, who was without armbands or a swim vest, immediately started to sink
Second drowning in a week on same tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TRAGEDY has struck on the same popular beach for the second time in a week after a man drowned at La Mata in Torrevieja...
Husband dies after elderly couple pulled from rough seas off popular Costa Blanca beach
Strong easterly winds up to 21km/h will continue this week until Friday
Deaths in Spain from swimming in unsupervised areas rise alarmingly in June
From January 1 to June 30, 111 deaths by drowning have been recorded.
Leading expert on swimming pool deaths touches down in Costa del Sol to visit hotel where three Britons drowned...
ONE of the world’s leading experts on swimming pool deaths has flown to Spain to investigate the tragic drownings of three British citizens on...
WATCH: Spain’s Got Talent star nearly dies as he fails to escape from straitjacket in locked underwater box
The performer admitted he had ‘spent four minutes in cardiorespiratory arrest’
Death toll reaches seven as body of Dutchman found near Dolores following deadly Costa Blanca floods
GUARDIA Civil have recovered the body of the seventh flood victim following catastrophic weather that hit the Costa Blanca last week. The deceased has been...
Another swimmer dies off beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol
ANOTHER man has drowned off a beach on the Costa del Sol. The 63-year-old died on the shores of Carvajal beach in Fuengirola at around...
Pensioner, 71, dies on Marbella beach after suspected drowning
A WOMAN has died on a Marbella beach. The unnamed 71-year-old was pronounced dead on Playa del Alicate after a suspected drowning yesterday evening. It came...
PICTURED: British boy, 4, who tragically drowned in swimming pool in Spain
THIS is the tragic four-year-old boy who drowned in a swimming pool in Spain. Presley Stockton was holidaying with his family when he died at...
More details emerge of Irish girl, 4, who drowned in Marbella swimming pool
THE girl who drowned in a Marbella swimming pool at the weekend has been revealed as being Irish. The four-year-old tragically died while enjoying a...
Two drown in Tenerife following bad weather warnings
TWO men drowned off of the coast of Tenerife on Saturday afternoon following a failed rescue attempt. Emergency services were called at around 1.40pm to...
Almost 500 people drowned in Spain last year, Andalucia second deadliest region
ALMOST 500 people drowned in Spain in 2017, new figures have revealed. According to the national lifeguard federation, 481 met their deaths in Spanish seas...
Man drowns on Malaga beach as statistics show Andalucia sees almost 20% of all drownings in Spain
It comes after a 56-year-old man drowned yesterday morning in the beach of La Misericordia.
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Tickets on sale until summer for ‘world’s most dangerous path’ Caminito del Rey in Southern Spain—including three major holiday...
MALAGA'S star hiking trail, El Caminito del Rey, has announced it has put tickets on sale until June 19 for travel agencies and establishments...
