25 Apr, 2024 @ 17:18
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Tourist drops dead at Malaga Airport: 64-year-old suffers heart attack in the arrivals area

A 64-year-old tourist has died after suffering a heart attack in the arrivals area of Malaga airport. 

The incident took place this Wednesday in the arrivals lounge. 

Emergencias 112 received various calls at 20:20 last night reporting a man had collapsed. 

According to the Red Cross he was suffering a heart attack. 

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Photo: Fuengirolasequeja

Health staff and airport authorities quickly attended the scene, alongside Policia Local, Policia Nacional and ambulance workers. 

However, despite various attempts to reanimate the man, nothing could be done to save him. 

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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