Young Irish woman dies while climbing in Spain
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Young Irish woman dies while climbing in Spain

A Young Irish woman has died while rock climbing in southern Spain.

According to Telecinco News, the 21-year-old woman fell around 150m while descending a mountain near the village of El Chorro in Álora, Malaga.

The area is popular with climbers, hikers and mountain bikers.

The woman's friend managed to survive by holding on to a rock.

Emergency services were alerted to the incident at around 7.10am on Friday.

While the friend was unhurt, he was reportedly in a state of shock when rescued.