The 24-year-old girl was rescued on the A-ver-au-Mar beach in Povoa de Varzim. Resuscitation measures were also carried out, but death was confirmed at the scene by the doctor of the VMER Hospital Pedro Espano.
The woman entered the sea beyond Bar na Praia and disappeared into the water, “some time later” she was thrown ashore still alive, but with an irreversible arrest of the cardiopulmonary system, explained a source from the Povoa de Varzim volunteer firefighters called to the scene. local.
According to the Maritime Department, the girl was accompanied by friends who went swimming and disappeared into the sea.
The alarm came at 6:08 am. Nine members of the Povoa de Varzim fire service and maritime police were at the scene, supported by five vehicles.
The search for the missing young woman took place from 6:36 to 7:34 am. The body was taken to the National Institute of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Medicine in Porto.
There is a NCIS psychological department that provides support to the victim’s friends.