A police investigation has been launched after a British man was found dead in Ibiza. The man, believed to be aged between 45 and 50, was discovered on a street near the Ibiza Twiins hotel in the resort of Playa d'en Bossa. Emergency services were alerted at around 12.30am and found him in cardiac arrest. Despite attempts to revive him for more than an hour, he died at the scene.
The man is thought to have been a tourist, although it is not yet clear whether he was on holiday or lived locally. Sources confirmed he was a British national but could not specify his exact age. An autopsy has yet to take place, but sources close to the investigation said the possibility that his death was linked to drug consumption was being examined.
The National Police, which dealt with the incident, have not yet made an official comment, but officers are expected to provide information tomorrow. The incident occurred in the street near the four-star hotel rather than on the beach.
The tragedy follows the death last month of a two-year-old British boy who got into trouble while swimming in a pool at a private villa in Ibiza. The toddler was found without a pulse and pronounced dead at the scene despite efforts from emergency teams.
Approximately 800,000 British tourists visit Ibiza annually, and in 2023 around 25 per cent of all tourists on the island were from the UK.
