A 63-year-old woman died this Sunday after being swept away by a wave in the Ponta Delgada basin area, Madeira.
The alarm was raised at 13:48, initially due to the disappearance of a woman of Lithuanian nationality.
According to a statement from the National Maritime Authority (ANM), the victim was found dead “and the body was taken to Madeira airport, where the health delegate declared him dead.”
Elements of the Funchal Maritime Police local command, the volunteer firefighters of São Vicente and Porto Moniz, SANAS Madeira and a Portuguese Air Force aircraft, supported by a drone team from the Madeira Operational Command, were called to the scene. . .
According to the same entry, the body was later transferred to the National Institute of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Medicine in Funchal.
The victim’s family members are receiving support from the NCIS Psychologist.