Woman dies after throwing self off ferry

(ANSA) - Cagliari, April 21 - A woman died on Monday night after throwing herself off the passenger bridge of a ferry travelling from Porto Torres in Sardinia to the port of Genoa on mainland Italy.
    The incident occurred around 10 pm local time around seven nautical miles off the island of Asinara in northwest Sardinia. Despite the dark, rescuers managed to locate the woman less than half an hour after eyewitnesses sounded the alarm.
    However, all attempts to resuscitate her failed. She had been travelling with her husband who was notified and followed events together with the ferry's captain.