Updated: Woman dies after St George's Bay swim

(Adds details by the police)

A English woman, 55, has died in hospital after she suffered difficulties while swimming in St George's Bay early this afternoon.

The police said the alarm was raised by a man who saw her floating face down. She was carried to the beach and given first aid by lifeguards while an ambulance was called, but efforts to revive her prove unsuccessful.

This was the third case of this nature in a matter of weeks following the death of a Ta' Giorni woman after swimming at Exiles at the end of last month, and the death of a boy after swimming at Ghadira yesterday.