Irish woman, 60s, dies off coast of Sardinia

Aerial view over Alghero old town, Sardinia 

An Irish woman has died on the Italian island of Sardinia - the second Irish tourist death on the Mediterranean island in less than a week.
Local media reported the woman, who was in her 60s, died on Tuesday after being swept out to sea.

The Alghero Fire Brigade Flight Department and the Cagliari divers, supported by the Drago 144 helicopter were deployed during the rescue operation according to reports in local newspaper, L’Unione Sarda and other local media.