A 72-year-old woman is fighting for her life after passing out while swimming in Pretty Bay, Birżebbuġa, yesterday morning.

The incident happened at about 7.45am, when the woman, who lives in Birżebbuġa, was swimming with her sister, the police said. She lost consciousness and slipped under water. Her sister tried to pull her to shore and called out for help. A number of men went to her assistance and carried the woman ashore, where she was given first aid by a British woman until an ambulance arrived.

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