Updated 3.45pm  

A swimmer died and a workman is in critical condition after incidents in Comino and Attard today, the police said.

A 61-year-old Dutch woman died shortly after she was spotted unconscious in the water in Comino just after noon.

Photo: Daniel Cilia

The woman was snorkeling in the area between Blue Lagoon and the Tal-Ħmara bay. Divers in the area who were on board a luzzu provided the first assistance before the Emergency Response Rescue Corps stepped in. She was airlifted to Mater Dei Hospital where she was certified dead.

In another incident this morning, a workman was rushed to hospital after he fell a height of a storey and landed on a metal grille in Attard. 

The police were alerted at 10.40am of the incident in Triq l-Inbid.

The victim, who is believed to be foreign, has not yet been identified. 

A magisterial inquiry has been opened for both cases. The police are investigating.