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Woman injured after jumping into St Peter’s Pool
Italian woman, 26, is the third person to be hospitalized after jumping into St Peter's Pool in Marsaxlokk this summer
20 August 2016, 9:21am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
1 min read
A 26-year old Italian woman was rushed to hospital with grievous injuries after jumping into the popular St Peter’s Pool in Marsaxlokk on Friday evening.
The police said in a statement that the incident occured at around 7am, but they were only called to the scene at 8:15pm. Civil Protection officials had to lift the woman out of the pool before medics could transport her to Mater Dei. Her injuries are not beleived to be life-threatening.
She is the third person to have been injured while jumping into St Peter’s Pool this summer. On 30 July, an 18-year-old Swedish man was grievously injured after leaping into the sea and landing on the rocks. Only a day later, a 21-year old Swedish man suffered grievous injuries after diving into the pool.
