29 Feb, 2024 @ 10:41
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Man is killed by a falling palm tree on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TRAGEDY on the Costa del Sol as a man is killed by a falling palm tree. 

The incident occurred on Wednesday, February 28 in Frigiliana, just outside Malaga. 

According to Emergency Services, the victim’s wife called 112 at around 11:45 am as her husband had become stuck under a tree and was unconscious.

Firefighters arrived on the scene at the Camino del Barranco Fernandez but could do nothing to save the man’s life. 

The man was declared dead at the scene, also attended by Policia Local and Emergencias Sanitarias 061.

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Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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