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Man Swept Away in Flood

Occurred on December 16, 2017 / La Cala Finestrat, Spain

Info from Licensor: "A 65 year old man, was swept away after he tried to move his car from a paved ravine where flood waters were flowing towards the beach. The incident happened just before 11:15 local time. After losing his footing he was swept helplessly along for 300 meters to the beach, despite efforts of the local police he was taken by the waves. His body was recovered shortly afterwards by the rescue teams using a helicopter and people on land. Five people lost their lives in Spain during this stormy weather. The filmmaker, Mick Flynn, a British photographer was on holiday in the resort was shooting editorial images when the events unfolded."

Location La Cala Finestrat, Spain
Occurred Dec-16-2017
Posted By Michael Flynn
Posted On Jan-3-2017

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