Brit drowns in Costa Brava's Calella de Palafrugell

A 63-year-old Brit drowned in Costa Brava's Calella de Palafrugell on Saturday while swimming.

His wife warned emergency services as her husband had not returned from the water, as Spanish Guàrdia Civil police, in charge of the case, said to the Catalan News Agency (ACN).

Catalan Mossos d'Esquadra police, medical emergency services, and firefighters were deployed.

Last year, the 112 emergency hotline received 2,739 phone calls regarding 1,865 accidents on beaches. Each year, before the summer campaign starts, civil protection calls on residents to be extremely cautious during their baths and sunbathing.