In a developing story this evening Spanish police have confirmed the body of an elderly Irish woman has been found in the sea off the Majorcan holiday resort of Santa Ponsa.
Reports say the woman believed to be in her 80s was found by a group of Russian holidaymakers at approximately 9am this morning, after they went for a swim to identify an object floating in the water which they thought was a diver.
It is believed the woman was found fully clothed, police say they identified her from documents found in her handbag.
The deceased woman was found about 300 metres from the coast, her remains are now being transferred to a nearby hospital in Majorca for were a post mortem will take place.