British woman killed in Tenerife landslide named
Mon Nov 2 2009 11:15:32
The British woman killed by a landslide at a beach in Tenerife in the Canary Islands has been named by the Foreign Office as Marion O'Hara.
It happened shortly after 4pm local time on Sunday at a small beach at Playa de los Gigantes.
The collapse of a 130ft stretch of cliff on to the beach killed another person and may have buried another two, a Spanish interior ministry spokesman said.
The local Civil Guard said the second victim was also female. It is not known where in the UK 57-year-old Marion lived.
Diane Morris, who works at the nearby Bamboo Bar, said emergency workers had been at the scene on Sunday night. "There has been a lot of activity with helicopters and there are still ambulances and fire engines down there.
"It is a little beach, more like a cove really, but it's all taped off now."
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The British tourist who died in a landslide on the Canary Island has been named as Marion O'Hara.
