British man dies on beach near Benidorm
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA British man has died while swimming in the sea at the Costa Blanca in Spain. The 74-year-old is said to have lost consciousness while he was in the water at a beach next to Moraira Castle called La Ampolla Beach, the Mirror reports.
Lifeguards tried to revive him after bringing him onto the beach, before paramedics reached the scene and continued to practice CPR.
But sadly he was pronounced dead at the scene. Read more:Woman arrested after following sat nav and getting stuck in Metrolink tunnel The drama on the family-friendly beach, Moraira’s main beach just over a 30-minute drive north of Benidorm, happened around 2pm on Friday.
It was not immediately clear if the dead man was on holiday or lives in the area. A routine investigation is underway. The results of the post-mortem, thought to have been carried out over the weekend, have not been made public.
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