A woman died this Thursday afternoon on Cuncheiras beach, in the Pontevedra municipality of Baiona, from the coastal rocks where she was standing. The diary The voice of Galicia reports that she was a German tourist who was walking with a group of travelers from a cruise ship that had docked in the port of Vigo this morning and that she was 85 years old, according to some companions, although the authorities have not confirmed her identity at the moment. The victim was taking photos when the events occurred, while the entire area was in .
A witness who was at the scene notified the services at around 2:35 p.m., when he saw how the water was dragging a person, who then disappeared. The witness has assured The voice of Galicia that the tourist was wearing flip-flops and that she bent down to pick up something that she had dropped when she was surprised by the wave.
Operators of the Integrated Emergency Care Center of Galicia (CIAE-112) will send notice to Maritime Rescue, the Gardacostas Service of Galicia, the Local Police, the GES of Valmiñor and the Civil Guard.
Minutes later, another individual contacted 112 to warn that there was a body lying on Concheira beach, very close to the Baiona fortress, which the Emergency services later confirmed was the woman.
At the time the accident occurred, there were strong waves and winds in that beach area, according to local press reports. During this Thursday, the General Directorate of Emergencies maintains an orange alert warning active throughout the Galician coast due to heavy rains and wind. The Xunta has recalled the importance of staying away from the coastline and asks for extreme security measures when carrying out any activity at sea and checking the ropes and moorings of the boats.
