A BRITISH woman has died while swimming in the sea in Lanzarote, emergency services confirm.
The 49-year-old, who has not been named pending the embassy's contacting her next of kin and her body being identified, was pulled from the water off Famara beach in Teguise by a group of bathers who called the 112 emergency hotline.
She was said to be showing symptoms of drowning and was unconscious, and her heart and lungs are believed to have stopped.
Two ambulances with different equipment rushed to the scene and carried out advanced resuscitation techniques, but to no avail.
The exact cause of death and the name of the victim have not yet been revealed.
