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| Two British women found dead off Spain's Costa Brava | Two British women found dead off Spain's Costa Brava |
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| The bodies of two British women who went missing off the Costa Brava have been found by Spanish search teams, the Foreign Office has said. | The bodies of two British women who went missing off the Costa Brava have been found by Spanish search teams, the Foreign Office has said. |
| Emergency services were searching for the women after they disappeared from the town of Lloret de Mar, in Spain. | Emergency services were searching for the women after they disappeared from the town of Lloret de Mar, in Spain. |
| Teams were alerted at 04:15 local time after the women - reported to be 33 and 36 - failed to return from a swim in the sea, a Spanish news website said. | Teams were alerted at 04:15 local time after the women - reported to be 33 and 36 - failed to return from a swim in the sea, a Spanish news website said. |
| The women are understood to be from Birmingham, a police spokesman said. | |
| The UK Foreign Office said it was providing support to their families. | The UK Foreign Office said it was providing support to their families. |
| "We can confirm the death of two British nationals who had been reported missing in Lloret de Mar on 1 October," a spokesman said. | |
| "We are providing support to the families and those who were travelling with the individuals at this difficult time." | "We are providing support to the families and those who were travelling with the individuals at this difficult time." |
| Salvamento Maritimo, the Spanish search and rescue service, tweeted that the bodies had been found by a search helicopter two miles from Lloret de Mar, shortly after 12:00 local time. | Salvamento Maritimo, the Spanish search and rescue service, tweeted that the bodies had been found by a search helicopter two miles from Lloret de Mar, shortly after 12:00 local time. |
| They had been taken to the neighbouring town of Blanes, the service added. | They had been taken to the neighbouring town of Blanes, the service added. |
| Rock Badfrozien, from the local police force in Spain, told the Press Association news agency the pair were among a group of five women from Birmingham who were on holiday in the area. | |
| "We don't know what has happened, but the sea was in very bad condition, with a red flag on the beach," he said. | |
| "There was very drastic conditions, and it was dangerous to go in to the sea in those conditions." |