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Footbridge Collapses at Santander’s El Bocal Beach, Killing Four as Search Continues for Two

The search for two missing people continues with no cause disclosed.

Overview

  • Spain’s national sea rescue service said on X that four bodies were recovered, one person was rescued, and two people remain missing after the collapse.
  • TF1 Info reports the rescued person showed apparent hypothermia and was hospitalized, according to Santander’s mayor, Gema Igual.
  • The mayor said the victims were a group of seven young people on a wooden footbridge linking two small cliffs when it gave way.
  • Maritime and air units, police, and firefighters are participating in the ongoing operation, authorities said.
  • Officials have not released identities or a cause for the collapse, and updates are being relayed through the sea rescue service’s official channels.