British man drowns in the sea at Alicante

British man drowns in the sea at Alicante ‘following an argument with his partner’

  • Briton, thought to be aged around 40, got into trouble in the sea near Alicante 
  • He went swimming at Albufereta beach around 5.30pm after a ‘row’ with partner 
  • Fishermen found him floating a short time later, and brought him back to shore 
  • Paramedics were summoned and performed CPR, but he was pronounced dead 

A British man has drowned while swimming in the ocean off the coast of the Costa Blanca city of Alicante. 

The man, believed to be aged around 40, is said to have got into difficulties shortly before 5.30pm Thursday. 

The man is thought to have argued with his partner before getting into the water at Albufereta beach, with unconfirmed local reports suggesting he had been drinking. 

A British man, thought to be aged around 40, drowned in the sea off Albufereta beach, near Alicante (pictured), shortly before 5.30pm Thursday

Fishermen spotted him floating in the water and got him to the shoreline. 

Police and paramedics were mobilised and performed CPR on him, but their efforts were in vain and he was pronounced dead at the scene.  

Playa de la Albufereta is a sandy beach a short drive north-west of Alicante city centre which is a popular spot for locals. 

A court has opened a routine probe and is awaiting a police report and the results of a post-mortem which is not expected to be made public. 

It was not immediately if the dead Brit was an expat or a holidaymaker. 

He has not been named and the nationality of his partner has not been revealed. 

No-one at Spain’s National Police HQ in Alicante was available for comment early Friday.

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