Overview
- Mary Gavin, a 39-year-old British national, went missing on June 17 after renting a Quicksilver 475 Axess boat from Formentera’s La Savina port
- Spain’s Civil Guard, coastguard, police and specialist divers launched an extensive search when her friends raised the alarm after she failed to return the vessel by Wednesday evening
- Passengers on a Palma-to-Valencia ferry spotted Gavin drifting in a life jacket on June 21 and alerted the crew, who brought her safely aboard
- Upon rescue Gavin suffered dehydration, severe sunburn and mouth sores and is now receiving care in a Valencia hospital
- Coastguards recovered her cream-coloured Quicksilver 475 Axess and towed it to Ibiza while authorities investigate how she became stranded