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Urgent riptide warning in holiday hotspot after tourist swept out to sea

Authorities have issued an urgent warning after a 56-year-old tourist disappeared off the coast of Lège-Cap-Ferret in France after being swept away by a violent riptide

A tourist was pulled to her death by powerful currents at a holiday hotspot, prompting authorities to issue an urgent warning to beachgoers as conditions worsen.

The 56-year-old German woman disappeared beneath the waves off the coast of Lège-Cap-Ferret in southwest France on Sunday after being swept away by a violent riptide. Officials said the strong ocean current dragged her out to sea.

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