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A 58-year-old British man was pulled unconscious from the sea at Praia do Pintadinho near Portimão, Algarve, where lifeguards attempted CPR before emergency services arrived. Separately, a 64-year-old Irish man was declared dead after drowning off Prainha beach in Alvor, with his body recovered by locals prior to the arrival of authorities.
Portugal’s National Maritime Authority was alerted to the incident at Praia do Pintadinho at 10.39am on Saturday. The body of the 64-year-old Irish man was recovered by locals before emergency services arrived, and it has since been transferred to a local forensic office for further investigation.
Portugal’s National Maritime Authority confirmed that its psychology office is in contact with the families of both victims to provide support. The incident has prompted authorities to review safety measures for beachgoers in the Algarve region.
What remains unclear — The identity of the British man found unconscious in the sea has not been disclosed.
British man, 58, found dead in water near holiday resort in Portugal
A British man was pulled unconscious from the sea in Praia do Pintadinho on the Portuguese Algarve
The body of a British man has been pulled from the water near a holiday resort in southern Portugal.
The man, who has not been publicly named, was found unconscious in the water near Praia do Pintadinho, a beach near Portimão in the Algarve.
Two lifeguards attempted to perform CPR on the 58-year-old before emergency services arrived on the scene.
In a statement, Portugal’s National Maritime Authority said its psychology office was in contact with the victim’s family to provide support.
The incident is not being treated as suspicious.
Another man, of Irish nationality, was declared dead after drowning in the water nearby off the Prainha beach in Alvor.
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The maritime authority was alerted to a man being in distress at 10.39am on Saturday.
By the time emergency services arrived on the scene, locals had already recovered the 64-year-old’s body from the sea.
Lifeguards attempted to resuscitate the man but he was later declared dead, with a death certificate issued by a doctor from Portugal’s National Medical Institute,
His body was removed with the help of fire crews, due to the difficulty accessing the beach, and transferred to a local forensic office.
The family of the victim are being supported by specialist psychologists, the authority said.
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