A 79-year-old man died shortly after being pulled out of the water with breathing difficulties on a beach in Motril yesterday. He shortly after collapsed and died.
Tag Archive for Playa Poniente
Motril’s Evening Beach Market
by Louise Powell •
Every Wednesday from now until the 3rd of September, Motrileños and visitors can enjoy the seafront market on Playa Poniente.
Free Beach Wifi for Costa Tropical
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Asociación de Chiringuitos de la Costa Tropical has decided that beach goers should have access to a free wifi connection.
Paragliding Accident
by Vivienne Hughes •
A paraglider pilot was taken to Motril hospital after he lost control of the motorized apparatus and collided with a lamppost. The incident occurred in the beach area of Motril.
Just Not Clever
by Hugh MacArthur •
Young David and Daniel decided to take a toy dingy out to do some fishing one evening – it went wrong. They were found twelve hours later adrift, some nine nautical miles off Cabo Sacratif, Motril.
Kite Surfer Blown out to Sea
by Martin Myall •
The Servicio Marítimo de la Guardia Civil rescued a young lad practicing kite-surfing a nautical mile off Motril – not clever.
Lifeguards in Stereo
by Martin Myall •
Motril beaches are witnessing the bizarre situation of having both Cruz Roja and Protección Civil staffing the beaches thanks to the hasty actions of the Town Hall.
Rebellious Volunteers Axed
by Martin Myall •
Things took an ugly turn in Motril with only 15 days before the summer beach season officially finishes, after the all-volunteer, Protección Civil decided that they had had enough and left their posts.
Playa Parking Problems
by Editor •
We often report on the parking problems that Almunecar has, but Motril has a parking problem where it hurts most – on its beaches; finding somewhere to park on Playa Granada is a nightmare.
I Costa Tropical Gastronomic Fair
by Editor •
Well, they pulled it off, with over 30,000 people visiting the Costa Tropical’s first combined gastronomic fair, in a good part, thanks to the organizational pull and punch of the Ideal provincial newspaper, who got the whole thing going.