British girl sees family swept to river deaths
Published Date:
11 October 2008
A British girl watched in horror as her mother and sister were swept away by floods in Spain and killed, it was revealed yesterday.
Lorraine Cullen, 47, and her daughter, Lauren, 14, were crossing a gully on foot in L'Olleria, near Valencia, to get to their house on Thursday evening.
It is thought they were from Brighton but had a holiday home in the area.
The pair were trying to cross the River Clariano but were carried off by the current. Their bodies were retrieved yesterday morning.
The woman's other daughter and another woman were with them but managed to get out of the river and alert police.
A spokesman for L'Olleria's town hall said: "Everyone in the area is shocked at what happened.
"The dead women, a mother and her daughter, are both British.
"One of the survivors is the mother's other daughter. She was waiting for her mum and sister to cross before she followed."
The British Embassy in Spain said local consular officials were providing assistance to the family.
The Valencia region has experienced heavy rains in recent days.
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11 October 2008 8:29 AM
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