24 Aug, 2023 @ 13:23
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Female tourist, 59, drowns off beach in Spain’s Mallorca

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A TOURIST has drowned off a beach in Mallorca this morning.

The 59-year-old woman was swimming in the waters of Playa de Palma in the capital when she came into trouble, according to rescue service SAMU 061.

The tragic incident occurred at around 10.30am when the woman was found in the water suffering a cardiac arrest, reports Ultima Hora.

Paramedics rushed to the scene but the swimmer was unable to be saved.

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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.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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