Man drowns in Mojacar

    A 75 year old man drowned in the sea off the beach in front of the Parador. The man was bathing just before midday with his fifty year old son on one of the Mojacar beaches that has no lifeguard patrol. Reports state that the conditions were poor with a strong onshore wind and undercurrents. The man's son tried to rescue his father but was unable to get him out of the water. Once the alarm was raised members of the local Proteccion Civil arrived to find the man face down in the water. Members of the Red Cross, the local police and an ambulance also attended the scene, but despite efforts to resuscitate him, after 25 minutes the man was declared dead. The dead man was from Velez-Rubio.