Brit, 70, collapses and dies on popular hiking route in Spain

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A BRITISH pensioner has died while hiking in a popular beauty spot in Spain.

The unnamed 70-year-old was walking the Cares Route in the northwestern province of Leon on Wednesday when he suddenly collapsed.

He lost consciousness and went into cardiac arrest, reports Info Leon.

Fellow hikers immediately began performing CPR in an attempt to revive him.

The incident took place at around 1.25pm, when a call was made to the 112 emergency number.

A helicopter was flown to the scene, while mountain rescue teams raced to the area on foot.

Despite their best efforts the man could not be saved.

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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.
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