Disaster● LowOct 29 · Oct 29, 2026, 1:11 PM
A 69-year-old grandmother drowned on a Spanish island after saving her granddaughter on the last day of family vacation
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Clarín · Western Europe
The woman jumped into the water at Cavalleria beach, Menorca, after seeing the 10-year-old girl struggling against the waves. Her husband went in to help them, was injured, and had to drag his wife's body.
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