A 60-year-old man has died after being pulled from the sea at a beach in Estepona.
Emergency services were called to Guadalmansa beach shortly after 7.30pm on Sunday, following reports that a man had been rescued from the water.
Officers from the security forces and medical teams from the 061 Emergency Health Centre rushed to the scene, where they attempted to resuscitate the man.
However, despite their efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to 112 Andalucia.
Judicial officials were called to oversee the removal of the body before it was transferred to Malaga’s Institute of Legal Medicine (IML) for a post-mortem examination.
Spain’s Judicial Police will now investigate the exact cause of death, although early indications suggest the man drowned.
Official reports have not revealed the victim’s name or nationality.
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