Ben Pawlowski
A BRITISH tourist has died whilst scuba diving off the southern coast of Lanzarote.
The 59-year-old male drowned after getting into difficulty at a cove popular with scuba divers in the tourist resort of Puerto del Carmen.
The victim, who has not been named publicly, suffered a heart attack and was soon pronounced dead at the scene, despite the best efforts of emergency responders.
The incident occurred at 12.30pm local time at Playa Chica, a small cove known as a safe family beach perfect for snorkeling and scuba diving.
A spokesperson for the regional government’s emergency response coordination centre said: “A 59-year-old scuba diver has died following an incident at Playa Chica in the municipality of Tas”.
“The callers said a scuba diver who was unconscious and needed emergency medical assistance had been pulled from the water. Emergency responders discovered he was in cardiac arrest when they arrived at the scene and practiced CPR on him without obtaining positive results”.
“He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Guardia Civil is preparing a report on the incident”.
