30 Jan, 2025 @ 08:00
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British man, 63, dies in tragic incident at Tenerife beauty spot

A BRITISH man died on Monday after being swept out to sea on the island of Tenerife, it has emerged.

The 63-year-old tourist was dragged away by a strong wave along with two others near the natural pool of Isla Cangrejo (pictured above), on the coast of Santiago del Teide.

The terrifying ordeal occurred shortly before 12pm, when emergency services received reports of three people having been carried 30 metres out to shore.

A rescue helicopter that was roped into the search found one of the three face down in the water.

He was airlifted to a nearby football field to be treated by paramedics, while the other two individuals managed to make it back to shore themselves.

The Brit had entered cardiac arrest and could not be resuscitated. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 50-year-old woman had to be taken to hospital to be treated for various minor injuries.

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Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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