A British holidaymaker has died after being spotted floating in a hotel pool in Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands in the early hours of this morning.
Hotel health workers and paramedics tried to revive the 53-year-old, named locally as Ian McKellar, after he was spotted in the water at his three-star hotel just before 1am local time.
He was pronounced dead at the scene and is thought to have suffered a cardiac arrest.
Well-placed sources said Mr McKellar was on holiday with his wife. It is not known where in the UK he is from.
Civil Guard officers have now launched an inquiry which is being coordinated by a local court and have been told by witnesses the dead man appeared to have been drinking before he ended up in the pool.
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Investigators have concluded there is nothing at this stage to indicate any suspicious circumstances, although the autopsy has yet to take place.
The hotel where the tourist died has been named as Hotel Oasis Village in Corralejo in the north of the island.
A spokesman for a regional government-run emergency services coordination centre confirmed: “A 53-year-old British man has been pronounced dead after being found floating in a swimming pool in the municipality of La Oliva in Fuerteventura.
“We received an alert at 12.52am this morning/yesterday morning (SAT) from a hotel reception informing us a person had been found floating in the water.
“An emergency response was immediately activated and private health workers at the hotel and emergency responders tried to revive the man who had gone into cardiac arrest.
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“But none of the attempts to save his life were successful and a doctor from a local health centre subsequently confirmed his death.
“Civil Guard officers have taken charge of the case. Local police cooperated with the emergency response.”
A source close to the investigation added: “The dead man was on holiday with his partner.
“Several witnesses said he appeared to be under the influence of alcohol before the tragedy occurred.
“He was found in the pool by a night security guard and another tourist who made an unsuccessful attempt to save his life.
“There were no external signs of physical injuries or the participation of other people in what happened but officers are awaiting the results of the autopsy which should determine the cause of death.”
Another insider said: “He died around 1.55am.
“For around 45 minutes the people who dragged him out of the water and medical responders were trying to save his life.”
