The tragedy on the island in the Atlantic Ocean where the young woman from the Marche region, originally from Colmurano (Macerata), had gone on holiday with her family. She was with her sister when a wave hit her leaving her no chance. Rescue efforts were in vain.
The small town of Colmuranoin the province of Macerata, is in shock over the death of the 28-year-old Margherita Salvucci: the girl was on holiday on the island of Madeirain Portugal, when it was hit by a freak wave. The misfortune occurred yesterday afternoon, Thursday 27 June.
The young woman had gone with her family to theisola Portuguese placed in the Atlantic Ocean when the accident occurred. It seems she was in the company of her younger sister, as learned by Fanpage.it from sources close to the family, they were bathing and would have moved too far from the shore.
It was at that point that a wave swallowed Margherita. The young woman tried to stay afloat, but unable to return to shore, she asked for help. A firefighter intervened to help her: he threw her a life jacket, then dived on her and brought her back to shore, but the 28-year-old’s condition appeared very serious from the first moments.
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Help arrived after 15 minutes. The young woman was in cardiac arrest. An ambulance transported her to the hospital in very serious conditions. At first the heartbeat would return but after the night in induced comaat 10 this morning he was declared dead.
Terrible news also because her family was very well known in Colmurano. The girl was the daughter of the former mayor, Ornella Formica, candidate for the Presidency of the Province. The current mayor Mirko Mari spoke of “unthinkable misfortune. A tragedy that affects us all. We join in the immense pain of the family”.
