A British man has drowned swimming on Spain's Costa Blanca coastline.
The tragedy happened on Thursday evening off Albufereta beach, in the city of Alicante.
It was not immediately clear if the Brit, thought to have been aged around 40, was an expat or a holidaymaker.
Fishermen spotted him floating in the water and got him to the shoreline, according to local reports.
Police and paramedics were called to the scene at around 5.30pm and rushed to his aid to give him CPR.
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But sadly they were unable to save the man and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The tragedy took place on a sandy beach a short drive north-west of the city centre.
Spain's National Police have not yet commented further on the death, and the man's identity has yet to be made public.
A local court has opened a routine probe and is awaiting a police report and the results of a post-mortem which will be sent directly to the investigating magistrate rather than being made public.
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