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A British tourist has died in Portugal after emerging from a dip at an Algarve beach.
The man, 55, collapsed after a swim at the popular Praia dos Alemães beach in Albufeira on October 27.
Emergency services rushed to the scene following reports the “unwell” man had suffered a heart attack.
They arrived at 1.30pm but were unable to save him, and he died on the scene.
Portugal’s National Maritime Authority confirmed the death in a statement.
Officials said the unnamed man received aid from lifeguards before emergency services arrived.
Albufeira Volunteer Firefighters and an “Emergency and Resuscitation Medical Vehicle (INEM)” crew started “resuscitation manoeuvres”.
Firefighter crews later moved the body to the Legal Medical Office of Portimão.
Emergency services have not yet confirmed the man’s cause of death, but heart attacks are not uncommon among holidaymakers taking a dip in the sea.
Another British tourist tragically died earlier this month under similar circumstances.
Deborah Hooper, 64, collapsed in front of her partner while holidaying in Italy on October 17.
The two were at a beach in Punta Secca, near the Sicilian city Ragusa, when Ms Hooper suffered a heart attack while swimming.
A passerby pulled her from the water, and medics later arrived and attempted to save her life.
But they were unable to save her, and Italian police later said she suffered from “some sort of medical episode”.
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