British woman dies at French campsite and a three-year-old is found dead inside a car as
A British woman has died at a French campsite as Europe continues to grapple with a sweltering heatwave.
The elderly woman is understood to have been staying at the Baie D-aunis campsite with her husband in the coastal town of Tranche-sur-Mer in Western France when she fell ill.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, a campsite employee confirmed she died of a heart attack.
According to a Facebook post by a fellow camper, four ambulances and two police cars were seen at the camping ground.
The Foreign Office has been approached for comment.
The Brit’s death comes as a heatwave continues to grip Europe, with temperatures soaring past 40C in some parts of the continent.
Weather agencies have warned that extreme heat could endanger lives as much of western Europe bakes under a ‘heat dome’.
At least 101 million people are expected to experience hot temperatures on Thursday, including 50 million in France.
On Thursday, a three-year-old was found dead in a car in France.
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