24 Sep, 2023 @ 13:30
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Body found floating in Malaga port on Spain’s Costa del Sol

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THE LIFELESS corpse of a man was located in the early hours of Sunday morning floating in Malaga port on Spain’s Costa del Sol. 

The authorities were alerted to the body at about 1.30am after a passer-by spotted it face down some two metres from the shore, according to Spanish press reports. 

The crew on a Civil Guard vessel fished it out of the water. 

Emergency services later confirmed the death of the victim, and an investigation will now be carried out by the port authorities and the Civil Guard.

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Simon Hunter

Simon Hunter has been living in Madrid since the year 2000 and has worked as a journalist and translator practically since he arrived. For 16 years he was at the English Edition of Spanish daily EL PAÍS, editing the site from 2014 to 2022, and is currently one of the Spain reporters at The Times. He is also a voice actor, and can be heard telling passengers to "mind the gap" on Spain's AVLO high-speed trains.

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