A British tourist has apparently drowned on a beach in Lanzarote.
The 45-year-old woman is said to have been with her family at the time of the tragedy.
Rescuers attempted to revive her after she was pulled from the sea before emergency medical services took over.
They were unable to save her and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The tragedy occurred shortly before 2:30 p.m. local time yesterday on Las Cucharas beach, the largest and most central beach in Costa Teguise.
The tragedy occurred shortly before 2:30 p.m. local time yesterday on Las Cucharas beach (pictured, archive photo), the largest and most central beach in Costa Teguise.
Well-placed sources confirmed that the deceased woman was British and was with her family at the time.
A spokesman for a regional emergency response coordination centre said: ‘We received several calls just before 2.30pm yesterday indicating that a person with symptoms of drowning had been pulled from the water and that lifeguards were carrying out basic resuscitation manoeuvres.
‘The appropriate emergency response was immediately activated.
‘Emergency medical services began advanced resuscitation maneuvers upon arrival, but were unable to save the woman, who was declared dead at the scene.
“The police have been informed.”
Civil Guard sources said they were still waiting for the results of the autopsy to confirm the cause of death, but assured that there was nothing to indicate that it was related to any crime.
Bryn Thomas, from Southampton, was one of two men who died last month on La Roqueta beach in the coastal town of Guardamar del Segura on the Costa Blanca after running into the sea to help two children aged six and seven who were in difficulty.
An inquest into the death of the 52-year-old man in Winchester was opened earlier this month.
Mr Thomas died alongside a 46-year-old Polish man who also came to the aid of the young people.