By Tara Rippin • Published: 30 Mar 2020 • 12:02
RISKY DAY OUT: Family ignores COVID19 restrictions for a day at the beach. CREDIT: Flickr
The five members of a family from Madrid were spotted by Guardia Civil officers bathing in the sea in Cala de Ambolo, a beach which has been closed for seven years, reports Xabia al Dia.
Despite the closure and Spanish Government orders to stay home, a patrol carrying out surveillance tasks discovered the family of two adults and three young children, under the age of six, violating the restrictions for a day at the sea.
The parents reportedly told officers yesterday afternoon they “had to get the children out of the house”.
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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