97-year-old woman drowns in private pool in Lleida, tenth pool death in Catalonia this summer
A 97-year-old woman drowned in a private pool in Els Plans de Sió, Lleida, on Friday night, becoming the tenth person to die in a Catalan swimming pool since the bathing season began on 15 June.
Incident in Els Plans de Sió
A 97-year-old woman of Spanish nationality died on the night of Friday 7 August after drowning in a private swimming pool in Els Plans de Sió, in the province of Lleida. The emergency services telephone 112 received the alert at 20:30 hours, reporting the accident at the residential pool. Protecció Civil released a statement on Saturday 8 August confirming the details of the incident.
The Sistema d'Emergències Mèdiques (SEM) mobilised an ambulance to the scene, but crews could not save the woman's life upon arrival. The Mossos d'Esquadra deployed 4 patrols to the location. No further details about the circumstances of the drowning were provided in the Protecció Civil statement.
- Catalonia's bathing season begins
- Emergency call to 112 reports drowning at a private pool in Els Plans de Sió
- SEM crews arrive but cannot save the 97-year-old woman; Mossos deploy 4 patrols
- Protecció Civil confirms the death, the 10th pool fatality of the season
Tenth fatality since season start
The death marks the tenth fatal victim in Catalan swimming pools since the bathing season began on 15 June 2026. Protecció Civil tracks pool incidents across Catalonia during the summer campaign, and the figure has now reached double digits roughly eight weeks into the season.
In addition to the ten deaths, approximately 30 people have been injured by drowning in pools across Catalonia since 15 June. Protecció Civil noted that the majority of those injured were children, a detail highlighted in all three reports of the incident.
- Fatal victims
- 10 people
- Injured by drowning
- 30 people
Emergency response
The 112 emergency call was received at 20:30 on Friday evening. SEM paramedics were dispatched but arrived to find they could not revive the elderly woman. The Mossos d'Esquadra sent 4 patrol units to the private property in Els Plans de Sió, a small municipality in the comarca of Segarra.
Protecció Civil's Saturday statement confirmed the woman's age, nationality, and the location of the incident. The three reports, from Europa Press, El Confidencial, and LaSexta, carried consistent details about the timing, the response, and the seasonal toll. No information was released about who discovered the woman or how long she may have been in the water before the emergency call was made.
