Woman dies in fall from mainland Spain’s highest mountain

EMERGENCY services have confirmed the death of a woman after suffering a fall from a mountain in Granada’s Sierra Nevada range.

It is reported that the woman suffered head injuries after falling from Mulhacén which peaks at 3,479 m (11,414ft).

The incident was reported to the 112 Andalucia emergency control centre at 5.30pm last night and mountain rescue teams and a helicopter were involved in recovering the body.

Fallece una mujer tras sufrir una caída en el #Mulhacén en el Parque Nacional de Sierra Nevada. Rescata la Sección de Rescate en Intervención en Montaña #SEREIM de la @guardiacivil

— Emergencias 112 (@E112Andalucia) December 19, 2017