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Spain search as storm sweeps three family members into sea Spain search as storm sweeps three family members into sea
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A search operation has been launched off Spain's north-west coast after three people from the same family were swept out to the sea by a huge wave. Rescuers have found the body of a man on Spain's north-west coast where three people from the same family were swept out to sea by a huge wave.
A man, two of his daughters and his brother were engulfed by the wave as they walked near the rocky shoreline in Valdovino, Galicia, El Pais reported. The man was identified as Juan Bedoya, a 50-year-old butcher, one of those who went missing on the rocky coast at Valdovino, Galicia.
One daughter managed to scramble back to the shore and was taken to hospital, the report said. A search is continuing for his 25-year-old daughter and his brother-in-law.
Another daughter managed to scramble ashore. Reports say they had gone to scatter the ashes of a dead relative.
It comes as severe storms batter Europe's Atlantic coastlines.It comes as severe storms batter Europe's Atlantic coastlines.
Local Mayor Jose Antonio Vigo said the search for the three still missing was being supported by a ship and an aircraft from a rescue centre based at A Coruna. Local Mayor Jose Antonio Vigo said the search was being supported by a ship and an aircraft from a rescue centre based at A Coruna.
He said the search effort was being hampered by the stormy conditions with waves 10m (32ft) high and winds of 80km/h (50mph) . He said they were struggling against waves as high as 12m (40ft) and winds of 80km/h (50mph). "It will be very difficult to see anything down there," he said.
"The sea is so upset that there is only foam," he said. "It will be very difficult to see anything down there." The search resumed early on Tuesday, having begun on Monday evening.
The mayor said that those missing were local people who had probably gone to the shore to watch the huge waves.