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Irish father ‘dies on beach in front of son’ during blackout on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Dutch witness ‘couldn’t call anyone’

Dutch tourist Menno van Oorschot recalled how he pulled Darren out of the sea.

Last updated: April 29, 2025 7:41 pm
Laurence Dollimore
Published: April 29, 2025
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An Irish father has died while swimming off the Costa del Sol during Monday’s ‘unprecedented’ blackout.  The tourist, believed to be aged in his 50s and named only as Darren, was holidaying in Torremolinos when the tragic incident unfol

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