A 70-year-old British man has died after drowning at San Cristóbal beach in Gran Canaria. The incident occurred on Friday, July 18, when the man and a 65-year-old companion got into difficulty while swimming in the bathing area of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Emergency services were alerted around 12:40 am after multiple calls reported several people rescued from the sea. The Canary Islands Emergency Service dispatched a rapid intervention vehicle, two medicalized ambulances, a sanitized ambulance, and two basic life support ambulances to the scene, alongside local and national police.
Despite efforts to revive him, the 70-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. The 65-year-old man, who showed signs of moderate incomplete drowning, was transported to the Insular University Hospital of Gran Canaria. Police have not provided an update on his condition, and the incident log suggests no third-party involvement.
The tragedy follows another recent drowning incident involving a British man in Portugal, who lost his life while attempting to save his best friend in a hotel pool on July 15.
