“The alert was received at 5:39 pm, through a member of the public who was at the location, reporting that there were two people in difficulty in the water”, detailed the National Maritime Authority, in a statement.

Members of the Aveiro Maritime Police Local Command and crew from the Aveiro Lifeguard Station were mobilised to the scene, as well as members of the Ílhavo Volunteer Firefighters, who verified that “one of the young people managed to get out of the water by his own means”.

However, the girl was “in difficulty in the water”, so she was rescued by members of the Maritime Police and taken to the pier of the Port Authority of Aveiro.

The victim showed signs of exhaustion and hypothermia, having been assisted by members of the Ílhavo Volunteer Fire Department and subsequently transported to a hospital unit.