Tragedy breaks out off Buggerru beach: searchers are searching for the body of a tourist, believed to be near the rocks.

In the afternoon, the alarm was raised at the Port Authority. Coast Guard personnel and 118 medical personnel then arrived on the scene.

According to initial reconstructions, the victim was a Polish tourist who drowned while swimming: she had entered the water despite the harsh sea conditions, which were pounded by a strong mistral wind.

Recovery operations are complex due to weather conditions: they may be postponed until tomorrow morning.

(Unioneonline)