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4 family members killed canyoneering in Spain
MADRID – Officials say a couple and two of their children died while canyoneering in western Spain.
The regional government of Extremadura said another member of the family, a young boy, was injured in the incident Thursday in Hoyos canyon near the town of Jerte, 230 kilometres (140 miles) southwest of Madrid. The boy was taken to a hospital.
The two children killed were minors.
Spain’s private news agency Europa Press said the dead children were aged between 6 and 11 years, and that there had been a rise in the water level in the canyon.
The regional government said emergency rescue services and medics were dispatched to the scene.
“Canyoneering” embraces a range of ways to explore a canyon, including walking, climbing and swimming.
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