Elderly woman dies on Ghadira Bay after encountering difficulty

An elderly woman died in Għadira Bay this morning after falling ill while swimming.

According to local media, the 66-year-old woman, of St Paul's Bay, had fallen ill at around 11:00am while swimming in an area known as Tas-Sellum, and managed to make her way to the rocks, where she collapsed.

She was pronounced dead soon afterwards.

A magisterial inquiry is under way.