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Storm Filomena: man and woman drown in swollen river in Mijas
ALVARO FRÍAS / JUAN CANO
A woman in her 50s and a man have drowned after storm Filomena hit the Costa del Sol on Friday. It appears that they had stopped on a track in the Esparragal area of Mijas to look at the swollen River Fuengirola on Friday night. Another man and ... woman travelling in the vehicle were rescued. A team of divers recovered the body of the woman from the vehicle but the man was swept away by the strong currents, despite efforts to throw him a lifeline. His body was later recovered after a search by