A British man has reportedly died after being swept out to sea in Tenerife.
The 63-year-old tourist was one of three people who got into difficulties at Los Gigantes natural swimming pool on the west side of the Spanish island, according to The Sun.
The other two people, both women, managed to get back to safety, the newspaper adds.
A local Civil Guard officer reportedly said all three were in the pool, often referred to as Crab Island natural swimming pool, when a wave “swept them into the sea”.
The officer added: “It will be up for the autopsy to determine how the British man died and whether it occurred for instance through drowning or from a blow to the head.”
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A spokesman for a regional government-run emergency response co-ordination centre reportedly said: “Emergency services intervened in the rescue of three people who had got into difficulties in the sea in Tenerife.
“It occurred near to the Crab Island natural pool in the municipality of Santiago del Teide.
“The alarm was raised just before midday yesterday, when we were told three people had been swept by a wave into the sea.”
A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are assisting the family of a British man who has died in Spain and are in touch with the local authorities.”
