29 Jun, 2024 @ 20:11
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Body of man is found floating off a popular tourist beach in Spain

THE body of a man has been found floating off a popular tourist beach in Spain.

The discovery was made at around 3.30am this morning in the waters off the Costa del Sol.

According to a statement by the the 112 Emergency Service this evening, the unidentified man was 75 years old.

The authorities received a call this morning to report a body floating near the shore of Benalmadena beach.

The area is hugely popular with British tourists and expats, and is just a short drive from Malaga airport.

Policia Nacional, Policia Local and paramedics raced to the scene but could do nothing but confirm his death.

Unconfirmed reports on social media claimed the body was found by local fisherman.

There were also claims that the victim was an Irish tourist, but this has not been confirmed by any official authority.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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