A holidaymaker in a Spanish resort has died after falling 100 metres from a clifftop on holiday.
The tourist, a 57-year-old woman from Belgium, had been hiking in the Canary Islands with her daughter when she tragically fell from height.
The Belgian took the fall in Roque Nublo - one of the highest points on the island of Gran Canaria, and a popular walking destination - just after 1pm on Monday, prompting her daughter to call emergency services.
Despite the best efforts of paramedics, who arrived by helicopter, the 57-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
Emergency services shared footage of the helicopter rescue at Roque Nublo112 Canarias Footage of the helicopter response shared by the Canary Islands' emergency services online showed the moment paramedics rushed to the scene to airlift the 57-year-old.
Rescue crews managed to recover the tourist's body and bring it to a helipad at Pozo de las Nieves, another mountain point on the island, where it was placed under judicial authority pending official identification and an autopsy.
Sources from the Spanish Guardia Civil told Spain's EFE news agency the fall was accidental.
A Canary Islands Government statement read: "At 1.17pm, the Canary Islands Government's Emergency and Security Coordination Centre (CECOES) received a call that a person had fallen in the Roque Nublo area.
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Rescue crews managed to recover the tourist's body from Roque Nublo and bring it to a helipad
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"112 immediately activated the necessary emergency resources.
"Rescuers from the GES helicopter reached the victim, who had fallen from a great height, and found that she had injuries that were incompatible with life.
"After the corresponding authorisation, they recovered the body of the deceased woman and transferred it to the heli-surface of Pozo de Las Nieves where it was placed at the disposal of the judicial authorities.
"The SUC medical helicopter landed at the Roque Nublo base but, after confirmation of the death of the deceased, left the scene.
"Firefighters from the Gran Canaria Emergency Consortium and the Guardia Civil took part in the operation deployed in the area."
GB News has approached Spain's Guardia Civil and the Belgian Embassy in Spain for comment.
