Voted Best
ISSUE NO. 1728
16 - 22 August 2018
Newspaper in Spain 2017 & 2018
A XARQUÍA - C OSTA T ROPICAL
YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION
Jelly bad show Inset Credit: Thomas Quine/Flickr
Jellyfish Credit Rennett Stowe/Flickr
Triathletes flee water as marine menaces surface
STUNG: A bank of jellyfish caused mayhem. THERE was a scene of chaos at Salobreña beach as nearly every single one of 150 triathletes got stung by jellyfish. Just six of the athletes taking part in the third Cross Triathlon, where competitors have to complete running, cycling and swimming courses, escaped unscathed when they launched themselves into the sea. GUARDIA CIVIL called to evict a squatter ended up arresting him for drug dealing. The officers had been called to a rural home in Almuñecar after the house’s owner had turned up only to find someone else living in it. Unable to enter her own home in Rio Seco she called police to report the matter. When Guardia Civil arrived and approached the house, they say that someone had apparently forced the locks to the entrance gate as well as the front door of the house. As they searched the terraces they saw a 24-year-old man ap-
Within a few moments, about 200 metres from the shore, they swam straight into a bank of the sea creatures, much to their pain and anguish. The sounds of shouts filled the air and competitors, many with particularly painful stings to their face and hands, started clambering into support boats which were
following close behind. Civil Protection officers on the scene are said to have been overwhelmed by the sudden need for medical attention. Although the swimmers were wearing neoprene suits, any exposed flesh was likely to be stung. Some of the competitors were so severely affected they needed injec-
Drug dealing squatter parently trying to hide something behind a tile. After identifying the man who police say has numerous previous offences - they searched the hiding place. There
they found 10 doses of hashish and 11 doses of cocaine enough to make them suspect him of drug dealing. They also confiscated €1,045 in cash and a large knife.
tions to combat the effects of the venom. Bathers are being warned to respect red flags which signal danger from jellyfish as well as strong currents and winds. In this case organisers of the event say they had carried out pre-race checks, but were taken by surprise when a bank of the sea creatures drifted in.
WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
Funeral held HUNDREDS of mourners turned out for the funeral in Velez-Malaga for a 23-year-old whose body was found off the coast of Cadiz Province after he went missing at sea. The funeral for Fidel Jimenez Marin was attended by Antonio Morena Ferrer, the mayor of Velez-Malaga, and former mayor Francisco Delgado Bonilla. The mass was held at the Church of San Juan Bautista before the 23-year-old’s remains were cremated. Locals from the town passed through the Veleta funeral home to offer their condolences to Fidel Jimenez and Montse Marin, the 23-year-old’s parents. They also paid their respects to the body. The funeral follows more than two weeks of searching for Jimenez Marin, who was washed out to sea while fishing with friends about eight kilometres off the town of Barbate. Juan Toro, a friend of the 23-year-old who was fishing with him on July 22, said he saw him floating face down and unconscious after falling in 16-metre-deep water. He tried to pull him out but currents swept him away. Toro was later able to identify Jimenez Marin’s body more than two weeks after the fall by the diving suit his friend had worn on the day of his disappearance. Jimenez Marin had moved to Barbate to pursue his passion for fishing.