A 64-year-old British tourist has died after failing to surface when coming down a hotel water slide in Ibiza. The incident occurred at an unnamed hotel in the popular resort of Cala Tarida on the island's west coast around 11:30am on Saturday.
Family witnessed the incident
The man's relatives, including his wife and daughter who were on holiday with him, are understood to have been watching at the time. Hotel staff performed CPR and used a defibrillator after confirming he had gone into cardiac arrest. Emergency responders then took over, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police investigation underway
A spokesman for the Civil Guard confirmed: 'A British holidaymaker aged 64 has died following an incident at a hotel in Cala Tarida in Ibiza on Saturday morning. Officers are reporting to a local court.' A well-placed source added: 'The post-mortem will help determine if this man suffered some sort of health problem before he entered the water. He had entered the pool via a water slide. He was staying at the hotel with relatives, including his wife and a daughter.'
Recent drowning incidents in Spain
This tragedy follows a string of drowning incidents involving British children in Spain. In the last month, four children from the UK have drowned in pools in Spain. One was a three-year-old girl who was found 'floating face-down' in a holiday pool in Majorca on June 24. She was revived by the poolside at a rented villa in Pollensa and rushed to hospital with a very weak pulse, but later died.
