The pair fell around 65 feet after losing control of their vehicle during a tourist excursion.
An Irish holidaymaker has died and her daughter has been seriously injured after plunging off rocks in Lanzarote in their hired off-road buggy.The older woman, aged 61 and confirmed as Irish by Spanish police, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The other person, who was travelling on a South African passport, was rushed to Doctor Jose Molina Orosa Hospital in the island capital Arrecife with injuries including head wounds. Firefighters, police, Civil Protection workers and paramedics were among the emergency responders who raced to the area around 3.30pm yesterday afternoon.
The area where the tragedy occurred is between the whitewashed town of Teseguite and the village of Guatiza, and boasts unique volcanic rock formations which attract visitors from all over the world.
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