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| UK woman drowns in South Africa | UK woman drowns in South Africa |
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| A British tourist has drowned in South Africa while riding a horse on a beach. | A British tourist has drowned in South Africa while riding a horse on a beach. |
| Claire Jackson, 36, from London, was washed away as she crossed the Nxaxo River close to Wavecrest, in the Eastern Cape Province. | |
| Two other women, one from south Africa and one from the UK, escaped unharmed. Mrs Jackson's body was recovered shortly after the accident. | Two other women, one from south Africa and one from the UK, escaped unharmed. Mrs Jackson's body was recovered shortly after the accident. |
| Her family has been informed and her husband is travelling to South Africa, the Foreign Office said. | Her family has been informed and her husband is travelling to South Africa, the Foreign Office said. |
| South African Police Superintendent Gcinikaya Taleni said: "It seems that there was a large wave and the tide sucked them inside the sea... two of the women managed to escape. | South African Police Superintendent Gcinikaya Taleni said: "It seems that there was a large wave and the tide sucked them inside the sea... two of the women managed to escape. |
| "We think the girls who escaped went to a nearby hotel, the Wavecrest and they called the police. | "We think the girls who escaped went to a nearby hotel, the Wavecrest and they called the police. |
| "Mrs Jackson's body was recovered straight away," he said. | "Mrs Jackson's body was recovered straight away," he said. |
| Riding holidays | Riding holidays |
| The trip was organised by Julie Gower, from South Africa, who was one of the survivors, he said. | The trip was organised by Julie Gower, from South Africa, who was one of the survivors, he said. |
| Ms Gower's website says she runs a company called Wild Coast Horse Trails with her husband. It offers beach riding holidays. | Ms Gower's website says she runs a company called Wild Coast Horse Trails with her husband. It offers beach riding holidays. |
| Her husband Clint said: "They had to cross a river to get back to the hotel and that's when the incident happened... they were caught in a channel in the river and washed out to sea." | Her husband Clint said: "They had to cross a river to get back to the hotel and that's when the incident happened... they were caught in a channel in the river and washed out to sea." |
| He added that Mrs Jackson horse had survived while the other two horses were still missing. | He added that Mrs Jackson horse had survived while the other two horses were still missing. |
| Both survivors were traumatised but unharmed, he said. | Both survivors were traumatised but unharmed, he said. |