British Man Tries To Rescue His Two Boys In A Spanish Beach, But They Drown And Die

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This is nan formation successful Tarragona wherever a begetter saw his 2 boys drown successful beforehand of him | Credit: ALEX_UGALEK/Shutterstock

A British man rushed into nan oversea astatine Llarga formation successful Salou, Tarragona, connected Tuesday, July 28th, to effort to rescue his 2 boys, 1 11, nan different 13, but was excessively late. He saw them drown and dice successful beforehand of him. Emergency unit had to rescue him arsenic well, nan Daily Mail reported Thursday.

The 112 emergency work usability first received a telephone astatine 8.47 p.m. section clip successful Spain, sparking a ample consequence successful an effort to debar a calamity from occurring.

The Mail said paramedics from nan Medical Emergency System (SEM) were dispatched to nan segment alongside a squad of psychologists to assistance nan grieving family.

The Salou Local Police, nan Catalan Police (Mossos d’Esquadra), and nan Generalitat Fire Brigade, which activated 5 units, were besides mobilised, nan British news outlet added.

16 group person died this summertime successful Catalonia

The authorities said nan deaths marked nan 15th and 16th fatalities connected Catalan beaches since nan summertime run officially began connected June 15th. The decease casualty exceeds by 5 nan number of group that person died successful nan region during nan aforesaid play past year.

Catalonia’s Civil Protection said successful a connection that nan “Two brothers, of British nationality and aged 11 and 13, drowned this evening connected nan Llarga beach successful Salou.”

They besides said “the begetter of nan minors, who had besides entered nan water, was rescued alive.”

Psychologists assistance grieving family

A squad of psychologists deployed to be nan grieving family arrived astatine nan segment of nan calamity on pinch 7 constabulary squad cars. 

‘The Civil Protection of nan Generalitat reminds america of nan value of taking utmost precautions connected beaches, swimming pools and inland waters this summer,” section officials said. “If you announcement that personification is unwell aliases has difficulties successful nan water, you should urgently notify nan lifeguard work aliases telephone 112 to facilitate their accelerated action.’ they added.

In a abstracted incident, a German tourist, 54, drowned successful Cambrils, Tarragona, connected Tuesday.

Last summer, 11 deaths were reported connected Catalan beaches.

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