Brit holidaymaker dies in 'drowning' after going for dip in sea at Costa Blanca beach

The 72-year-old is the seventh person to die this year on a Guardamar beach, with four deaths happening at the same beach in just over a 48 hour period in June

A British holidaymaker who went for a dip in the sea at a popular Spanish resort has died in a suspected drowning.

Emergency responders rushed to Guardamar beach, in Costa Blanca, Spain, after the 72-year-old was pulled unconscious from the water earlier today. They tried, unsuccessfully, to revive the older man following the tragedy at around 3.30pm today, finding he had gone into cardiac arrest.

The beach where the incident took place was just south of the Guardamar del Segura town centre, a short drive from Torrevieja, a popular hotspot for Brit holidaymakers. The Brit was the seventh person to die so far already this year on a Guardamar beach, following Bryn Thomas, from Southampton, was one of two men who lost their lives in June.

Mr Thomas died at the La Roqueta beach after racing into the sea to help two children aged six and seven who had gotten into difficulty in the water. An inquest was opened into the 52-year-old’s death in Winchester at the start of July.

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