Updated 3pm
A 70-year-old woman from Birkirkara died after finding herself in difficulty while swimming at St Paul's Bay on Monday morning.
The incident happened at about 10am in the sea below Wignacourt tower.
Efforts by a Red Cross rescuer to assist the woman were in vain.
Magistrate Rachel Montebello is holding an inquiry.
![Police officers stand near the woman's belongings in St Paul's Bay. (Police photo) Police officers stand near the woman's belongings in St Paul's Bay. (Police photo)](https://cdn-attachments.timesofmalta.com/e391000c076bef25e7fa3ba0436342770486ba97-1692008836-d2a0a903-1920x1280.jpg)