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81-Year-Old Man’s Body Recovered From Urumea River Mouth in Donostia After Storm-Hampered Operation

Investigators cite initial indications of an accidental fall pending autopsy confirmation.

Overview

  • Firefighters retrieved the body at about 12:30 after rough seas and wind initially delayed the recovery.
  • Emergency services responded at 11:10 to reports of a possible fall near the Zurriola breakwater and the Paseo de Salamanca.
  • Municipal sources reported the man fell into the Urumea at the Kursaal bridge corner on Ramon María Lili Street and the current carried him to the opposite bank.
  • AEMET maintained an orange alert for high winds and waves in Gipuzkoa, with gusts above 120 km/h complicating the operation.
  • The body was transferred to the Basque Institute of Legal Medicine for autopsy, and the Ertzaintza has opened an investigation.