British couple saved from Spanish ravine after deadly wildfire

A British couple visiting Almeria on holiday were found down a ravine, semi-conscious and badly burned, by police who were out searching for survivors of

the deadly wildfire that swept across the province, rescuers said on Saturday.



The couple are thought to have been out hiking when they were caught up in the wildfire, which started to spread rapidly on Thursday and has so far claimed the lives of 12 people and burned more than 6,000 hectares of the southeastern Spanish province.



They were discovered by Civil Guard officers who were searching the charred landscape near the worst-hit community of Bedar for survivors or people trapped as night fell on Thursday.



In the early hours of Friday, Sergeant Pedro Barre, one of three officers involved in the search operation, said they had heard a sound far away but thought it was an echo.