A BRIT tourist has drowned in Benidorm after reportedly jumping into the sea with two friends for an evening swim.
Police confirmed the 31-year-old was found lifeless after he was swept away from the resort’s famous Levante beach.
Fortunately, his two pals made it back to the beach and were unharmed.
Police said on Saturday: “Yesterday about 8pm several British nationals were on Benidorm’s Levante Beach.
“One of them went into the sea and was unable to return to dry land.
“Several people tried to rescue him but it proved impossible.”
He added: “Coastguards were mobilised but were unable to locate him. Some time later his body washed up on the shoreline.
“He was already dead at that point.”
The man’s death was confirmed by another local cop who said that he died in a “suspected drowning”.
He added that a probe was underway but said nothing suspicious was being investigated.
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