The body of an elderly woman was found in the water off Playa de La Burriana in Nerja yesterday.
It was around 13.30h yesterday afternoon when several passersby noticed the body of the 70-year-old woman floating near rocks, close to the beach and phoned 112.
The call centre despatched the Guardia Civil, Policía Local, the area fire service and an 061 ambulance.
Once the body was retrieved, her death was confirmed and the Guardia Civil are now handling the legal arrangements.
(News: Nerja, Axarquia, Costa del Sol, Malaga, Andalucia)