Fears for missing British woman, 41, who disappeared in Spanish tourist hotspot three days ago

Daily Mail​

2 days ago

Fears are growing for a British woman who disappeared from Almeria three days ago.
Jennifer Frances Lacey, 41, vanished from the municipality of Vera on Monday, July 28.
Her disappearance has been reported by the SOS Missing Persons Association.
She is described as measuring 5ft 2in and having curly brown hair, blue eyes and wears prescription glasses.
It comes after the Daily Mail revealed that the two British siblings who drowned on holiday in Spain begged their family for 'one last swim' before their untimely deaths.
Ameiya, 13, and 11-year-old Ricardo Del Brocco - known affectionately as Maya and Jubs - were enjoying their 'first big holiday abroad' as a family, having jetted off to the Spanish resort of Salou to mark the start of the summer holidays last week.
Mother Shanice and father Ricardo Snr, both 31, had booked a stay with their six children at the four-star Hotel Best Necresgo located just metres from the ocean on the popular Llarga Beach.
Ameiya, who had a love for fashion and athletics, and Ricardo and dreamt of becoming a Youtuber when he was older, had visited Salou with their parents five years earlier and were keen to return, this time as a family of eight.
On Tuesday, they were nearing the end of their trip and had been enjoying a day at the beach when their dream vacation turned into a nightmare.
As the evening drew to a close, Shanice was preparing to leave the beach and return to the hotel, but both Ameiya and Ricardo were keen to have one last dip in the ocean.
Ricardo Snr agreed to watch over them, while Shanice left the trio to take one of her children to the toilet, accompanied by the three other youngsters. Upon returning to the beach, she was unable to spot Ricardo or the two kids and panic began to set in.
Shanice's sister Macalia Del Brocco, 46 - whose friend has set up a GoFundMe page to help support her family following the tragedy - told the Daily Mail about the desperate battle to save them that ensued just moments later.
'She came back out, she couldn't see any of them. At that point, she panicked. And it was at that point the police arrived and things started happening,' Macalia said. 'Then it hit what was happening. It was obviously the children that were in the water.'
They had been pulled out to sea after getting into difficulty in the water, with Ricardo Snr having dived in to try and save them.
But all three soon became overwhelmed by the rough conditions, with no lifeguards present on the beach after 8pm. The alarm was raised just before 8.50pm and police were called to the scene.
Moments later rescue crews managed to recover Ricardo Snr and Ameiya from the water, while Ricardo Jnr was helicoptered to hospital.
The father and daughter were taken into the hotel where the family were staying, and medics desperately tried to keep them alive.
Ricardo Snr had swallowed 'a lot of water and was exhausted' but medics were miraculously able to resuscitate him. Sadly Ameiya nor Ricardo Jnr could not be saved.
Ricardo was described by his aunt as being the 'softest, sweetest, gentlest boy you could wish to meet', adding he 'loved the idea of being a YouTuber when he was older'.
As for Ameiya, she was described as a 'unique character' who was intelligent and athletic and acted as a 'second mother' to her younger siblings.