German Erasmus student rescued from drowning on Saturday dies in hospital
Circumstances of drowning under investigation The 23-year-old German student rescued from drowning during a surf lesson on the Costa Caparica on Saturday has died in hospital. The young woman’s prognosis
Drowning deaths in Portugal this year reach 75 by end July
By the end of July, authorities had registered 75 deaths by drowning on the Portuguese mainland, which is the third highest tally for this period in the last five years.
Youngest of nine children dies in swimming pool
A family with a degree of celebratory status, due to their number of children, is in mourning following the drowning of their youngest offspring, 11-month-old Raquel, in a swimming pool
Irishman drowns at Albufeira’s Inatel beach
A 52-year-old Irish tourist drowned at Albufeira’s Inatel beach on Saturday (April 20) shortly before 1pm. The National Maritime Authority (AMN) said two people tried to rescue the man after
One dead, two missing in Portugal’s rivers and sea
Thousands flocked to beaches over unusually warm (for April) weekend One person died, and two are still missing, in incidents in the water during last weekend. Authorities did their best
Two year old drowns in private swimming pool
A two-year-old child died on Sunday in the swimming pool of a private house in Esmeriz, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga district. Reports do not explain the circumstances of the
Four who perished in shipwreck ‘warned not to set sail’
Crew ‘ignored warnings’; maintained radio silence and did not wear life jackets As very possibly more than four families are mourning the loss of loved ones who died in the
Three dead after Danish sailboat sinks in Torres Vedras
UPDATE: A fourth body, that of a woman, was discovered this afternoon at Praia Azul Three people died after their sailboat sank off Praia Formosa in Santa Cruz, Torres Vedras,
Lithuanian tourist dies in Madeira after being swept into sea by wave
A Lithuanian tourist has died in Madeira, after being swept into the sea by a wave from a pontoon in Ponta Delgada. The 63-year-old had been in the company of
Beach tragedy as summer temperatures belie autumn currents
Couple die after being caught up in riptide on unsupervised beach near Aveiro A couple died yesterday in a riptide on Praia da Mira, near Aveiro (in the north). According