Red-flag swimmer drowns off Elche beach
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 @ 6:44 PM
A MAN who went swimming in the sea near Elche (southern Alicante province) when the red flag was flying has died, despite being revived from a cardiac arrest through CPR.
The 47-year-old, a Romanian national, was seen floating in the water on the border of the Urbanova beach with that of L'Altet, the nearest beach to Alicante airport.
Another man raised the alarm, and the victim was pulled out of the sea.
He had gone into cardiac arrest and lifeguards managed to revive him after spending over an hour giving him mouth-to-mouth and cardiac massage, but he later arrested again and all attempts to bring him round were unsuccessful.
The deceased is said to have moved to L'Altet, a tied village belonging to the large inland town of Elche, just two months ago.
And he is the second Romanian national to have lost his life swimming in the Mediterranean in the Comunidad Valenciana in as many weeks - another, aged 42, is thought to have suffered a heart attack whilst swimming off the beach in Gandia (Valencia province).
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