A British woman is in the Hospital Comarcal in Vélez-Málaga after being found on the floor of her apartment in calle Maravillas, Maro. She had apparently fainted and had been lying on the floor for several days.
Local residents and neighbours became concerned that they had not seen the woman for several days and she had not been to any of her regular haunts, such as the Community Centre. On Friday, when they could get no answer at her door, they called the Guardia Civil and then the Local Police.
The landlord had a key to the apartment but could not open the door for the Local Police as the door either had a deadbolt lock or the keys had been left in the lock on the inside and so the Fire Brigade were summoned.
The firemen gained entry via the balcony of the second floor apartment and found the woman unconscious on the floor. She was taken to hospital where she still remains.