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Woman drowns after heart failure

A 78 year old woman from Vienna drowned yesterday (Sunday) after suffering a heart attack whilst swimming in Neusiedler See in Burgenland.
A passerby jumped into the water to save the woman, he pulled her out of the water and gave first aid but the woman was unable to be saved.