Salgado beach 'usually attracts surfers'
Portuguese journalist Rui Pinto de Almeida said Salgado beach, Nazare - where a British man and his granddadughter, five, have reportedly drowned - "usually attracts surfers" due to "the strong waves", in an interview with Sky News.
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Girl and grandfather drown at a beach in Portugal
A British man and his five-year-old granddaughter have drowned off a beach in Nazare, Portugal.