Woman, 61, dies on Santiago de la Ribera beach
The woman had a heart attack while swimming on a beach in San Javier
A 61-year-old woman died on Monday afternoon, September 16, while swimming on a beach in Santiago de la Ribera, next to the yacht club, in San Javier, according to sources from the Emergency Coordination Centre.
At 7.42pm, the 112 emergency number received several calls to say that a woman had been pulled out of the water after she was seen floating near the shore.
Medical staff from the Gerencia de Urgencias y Emergencias Sanitarias 061 were at the scene with a Mobile Emergency Unit (UME) and an ambulance and confirmed that the woman had suffered cardiorespiratory arrest, but they were unable to save her life.
No further details have as yet been released about the woman's identity.
Image: Turismo Región de Murcia
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