British tourist, 45, drowns after jumping from ferry to swim toward beach

A British man died after drowning in the water while attempting to swim to a beach

A British man has died attempting to swim to the shore after jumping from a tourist boat in Spain.

The 45-year-old was travelling with his brother and parents when he jumped from the ferry between the beach resorts of Cambrils and Salou, near the Catalan city of Tarragona.

Three ambulances responded to the emergency at 6.41pm local time yesterday, as well as a team of psychologists.

The British family had boarded the Dorimar ferry on its last service of the day, departing Cambrils at 5.30pm.

During the trip, both brothers set out to swim to the beach, but one didn’t make it and ...