British woman, 32, dies after being swept into the water by a wave at famous sea caves in the Canary...

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Two local fishermen and an off-duty firefighter tried to save the woman who lost her life while another witness went running to the nearby village to fetch lifebuoys and other floating equipment.

A British woman has died after being swept into the water by a wave at famous sea caves on the Canary island of Fuerteventura.

'Ambulance staff confirmed she had died when she reached dry land and assisted the other three people, aged between 18 and 26.'The port of Morro Jable, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands near where a 32-year-old woman tragically lost her life after bein swept into the water as she was sat near the Caves of Ajuy

The sea caves in the small fishing village of Ajuy are on the west coast of Fuerteventura and one of the island's visitor attractions. The holidaymaker was found alive alive but was suffering from hypothermia by after nearly an hour in the sea. The 25-year-old man managed to escape the water himself but the woman came close to losing her life before being rescued.Villager Lucas Quesada, who took part in that rescue and also the rescue attempt on the latest victim, said: 'The wave came in and swept away all four tourists who were sat in an area we call El Muellito.'

'The alarm was received yesterday at 8.26pm, with the alert saying various people had fallen into the sea.

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