According to local newspaper, JM, a body found floating in the water by the pier in Câmara de Lobos was that of a foreign citizen. Despite the efforts of ISN divers during the rescue mission the tourist eventually died.
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In the early hours of this morning, the Portuguese Navy and Air Force were called out on a rescue mission.
Two young tourists claim that in the early hours of Saturday morning they were the victims of an assault outside a nightclub on Avenida Sá Carneiro, in Funchal, with one stating that she had been attacked by another woman at the club
Two tourists were injured this morning in a toboggan accident in Monte.
A 40-year-old man was stabbed in the abdomen this morning in the Almirante Reis Gardens, Old Town.
A 30-year-male prisoner died from a heart attack this morning at Funchal Prison, Cancela.
A 60-year-old foreign national suffered a heart attack at Reis Magos Beach in Caniço at around 10 pm last night.
A short circuit in a house in Santa Cruz last night caused two gas bottles to explode injuring the two women living in the house (a mother and daughter aged 90 and 60 respectively), while Santa Cruz City Council representative, Dúlio Freitas, who went to investigate the incident later this morning, also suffered minor injuries and was forced to seek medical treatment.
A 60-year-old man had to be rescued this afternoon, after suffering a fall while walking to Pico Ruivo.
Miguel Albuquerque believes that at the height of summer, Porto Santo will receive around 40,000 tourists simultaneously and guarantees that regional authorities are geared up to receive this influx of people.
At 08:34 this morning, the Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters were called out to assist a 46-year-old woman who had been repeatedly stabbed in the chest and abdomen. The incident occurred near the Estrela Restaurant in Santo António.
The 68-year-old woman from Tendeira, Caniço who was stabbed in the stomach by her adopted son this morning, is out of danger.
A body of a man was recovered from a site near the Prainha do Caniçal late yesterday (28.02) afternoon. It would appear that the man died after falling into a ravine.