A BRITISH tourist has reportedly died after drowning on a popular beach in Costa del Sol.
The 57-year-old got into difficulties after going on a late night swim alone in the Spanish holiday resort of Fuengirola.
SolarpixA 57-year-old Brit holidaymaker has died in a suspected drowning on the Costa del Sol[/caption]
SolarpixThe tragedy happened near a beach restaurant called Chiringuito Martin Playa[/caption]
Police said onlookers witnessed the man as he started to struggle below the water.
They made a heroic effort to try and rescue him and managed to pull him out of the water as they called the emergency services.
Ambulance crews quickly arrived but couldn’t save the Brit.
He was pronounced dead at the scene near to a beach restaurant called Chiringuito Martin Playa just after 9:20pm on Wednesday night.
Police sources confirmed the dead man was British and was staying at a nearby hotel.
A spokesman for a regional emergency response coordination centre confirmed: “A man died yesterday evening at a beach in Fuengirola.
“Emergency responders received the first of several calls around 9.10pm, saying a man was drowning in the sea off Fuengirola’s seafront.
“According to the callers he was about 60m (197ft) out and was having difficulties getting out of the water.
“Two members of the public were able to get the man out of the water but despite the efforts of the emergency responders to save his life, there was nothing they could do to revive him.
“He was pronounced dead on the beach before he could be taken to hospital.”
Just days earlier, a British woman on holiday in Majorca plunged to her death after falling from a lookout point.
The 39-year-old was rushed to hospital in a critical condition, but tragically died on Monday.
She is believed to have fallen around 60 feet from Mirador es Jonquet in Palma – a popular tourist spot which overlooks the sea.
And back in February, a Brit was tragically found dead in the water at a Costa del Sol marina.
Firefighters spent around an hour recovering his body after it was spotted between boats at the popular Duquesa Port near Estepona.
Emergency responders couldn’t save the man, said to be aged around 60, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man was found still fully-clothed as officials believe he may have owned a boat in the marina.
Just days earlier, a British woman on holiday in Majorca plunged to her death after falling from the Mirador es Jonquet lookout point