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Elderly Man’s Body Recovered at Urumea River Mouth in Donostia During Storm Goretti

Investigators say early indications point to an accidental fall, pending autopsy confirmation.

Overview

  • A citizen alert at 11:10 a.m. reported a possible fall into the water near the mouth of the Urumea in Donostia.
  • Ertzaintza and fire crews retrieved the body around 12:30 using a ladder after high winds and waves slowed the operation.
  • AEMET had an orange alert in effect as Storm Goretti brought gusts over 120 km/h that complicated the response.
  • Municipal sources report the man likely fell by the Kursaal bridge corner and was carried by the current to Paseo de Salamanca.
  • The body was transferred to the Basque Institute of Legal Medicine, and the Ertzaintza has an open investigation into the cause of death.