A 30-year-old Pole died this afternoon after falling into the sea near the Azure Window in the limits of Dwejra.

The AFM said this afternoon they requested to help find a missing foreigner by the Gozo police at 4.09pm and sent a helicopter to the area.

The man was spotted out at sea following an extensive search by members of the Civil Protection Department, the Gozo Police and the AFM helicopter crew.

He was winched to land by AFM helicopter crew and taken to Gozo General Hospital by ambulance.

The man was declared dead in hospital.

An inquiry is being held.

 

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