A woman who died in a suspected drowning in the sea off Lanzarote is understood to be from Teesside.

The 45-year-old is said to have been on holiday with her family when she got into difficulty in the water off the popular resort of Costa Teguise.

It is understood the woman, who is a mum of three from Teesside, was swimming off the resort’s Las Cucharas beach at about 2.30pm on Thursday last week (July 25) when tragedy struck.

Authorities on the Canary Island popular with British holidaymakers, confirmed that lifeguards attempted CPR but were unable to save her.

Spanish media outlet Murcia Today reports police are awaiting post-mortem results.

A Foreign Office spokesperson said: “We are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Lanzarote and are in contact with local authorities.”

A spokesman for a regional emergency response coordination centre previously said: “We received several calls just before 2.30pm on July 25, indicating a person with drowning symptoms had been pulled from the water and saying lifeguards were performing basic resuscitation manoeuvres.

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“The appropriate emergency response was immediately activated.

“Emergency medical responders initiated advance resuscitation after arrival but could not save the woman who was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Police have been informed.”