A sea search continues for a German yachtsman who sent out an SOS on Sunday the 4th to say that his craft was sinking off the Costa del Sol, in front of Puerto de la Duquesa.
Tag Archive for Costa del Sol
Maro Beach Drugs Bust
by Hugh MacArthur •
A police operation resulted in a drugs bust on a Maro (Nerja) beach during the early hours of the 1st of June.
Norwegian Killed by Bees
by Hugh MacArthur •
A 70-year-old Norwegian man met his death in Mijas when he was attacked by a swarm of bees.
Brit Drink-Driver Causes Chaos
by Martin Myall •
A drink-driver has caused injuries to eight people in Marbella yesterday evening when British man drove down a pedestrian street in the Puerto Banús area of the town.
Another Toddler Drowning
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 3-year-old boy was involved in an accident in a private pool on Sunday the 21st in Rincón de la Victoria, Málaga, dying the next day.
Molotov Virgin
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man carried out a molotov-cocktail attack on the idol of the Virgen de los Desamparados in a convent in Vélez-Málaga at the beginning of May.
The Crutch Murder Weapon?
by Vivienne Hughes •
An 85-year-old woman is being tried this week, accused of killing her 82-year-old husband with one of her crutches, dealing out 14 blows with the said ‘weapon.’
El Morche Suicide Averted
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Torrox Policía Local patrol managed to stop a man from committing suicide in the early hours of the 6th in his holiday flat near the mouth of Río Güi (El Morche).
Sewage Treatment Woes
by Martin Myall •
Yes, we’re obviously talking about Nerja, whose new sewage-treatment-plant work must be going faster than light… as its going backwards – just joking.
Germans Killed in Plane Crash
by Vivienne Hughes •
Three German citizens were killed in a plane crash involving a light aircraft in the Axarquia This is the second such accident in that area.