A British tourist has died in northern Spain as Storm Nelson batters parts of the country.
He lost his life after falling into the sea from a quayside area near the mouth of an estuary.
The tragedy occurred at an old fishing village which is now a marina called San Esteban de Pravia, part of the municipality of Muros de Nalon, Asturias, Spain.
The unnamed Brit, thought to be aged around 50, had travelled to the area with his wife for a short holiday according to the local mayor.
His body was recovered just before 2pm this afternoon, around an hour after the alarm was first raised.
A British tourist lost his life after falling into the sea from a quayside area in San Esteban de Pravia, Principality of Asturias, Spain
One local report said he had fallen from the end of a breakwater after going for a walk with his wife.
It said he ended up being knocked off his feet by a rogue wave and hitting his head after getting up on the breakwater wall.
Unconfirmed reports this afternoon said he had been spotted taking photos before he was knocked into the water.
A spokesman for a regional government-run emergency response co-ordination centre said: ‘The Asturias Fire Rescue Group on board the medicalised helicopter of the Emergency Service of the Principality of Asturias (SEPA) has rescued the lifeless body of a man who fell into the sea at the San Esteban breakwater, in Muros del Nalón.
‘His body was evacuated to the breakwater itself where the Civil Guard took charge of the situation.
‘The dead man was located in the San Esteban estuary and was evacuated to the helicopter using a crane mechanism in which 30 metres of cable were deployed.
‘The Asturias Emergency Coordination Centre received the call at a minute past 1pm, saying a man had just fallen into the sea.
‘The rescue group and emergency response helicopter were mobilised along with another team of firefighters.
‘The Red Cross and coastguards were also alerted but didn’t end up getting involved.
‘The victim’s body was located and recovered at 1.48pm and taken to the breakwater.’
Local reports said the British man was on a first-time visit to the area after travelling to Muros de Nalon with his partner from the city of Valladolid 200 miles south.
They had arrived yesterday and were renting an apartment and had planned to spend Easter there.
The woman they rented the flat from is said to have spoken to them soon after their arrival about the bad weather over the following few days.
It is not yet clear if the dead man’s partner is also British and whether the couple lived in the UK or Spain.
Muros de Nalon mayor Celestino Novo said: ‘They had come to spend a week’s holiday in our municipality and this tragedy has occurred. I’m so devastated.’
A witness revealed to El Comercio: ‘The man stood up for a moment to look at the waves and when he turned around to return to his wife, who had stayed further back, a wave dragged him away’.
The tourist was one of four people killed during Storm Nelson today in Spain.
A woman fell into the sea in the port of Cudillero which is also in Asturias, and died after being hit by rocks, reported Telecinco.
A teenager died in the eastern coast city of Tarragona after drowning, as well as a 30-year-old German man who saw him in difficulties and tried to rescue him.
The Emergency Service of the Principality of Asturias (SEPA) has advised residents and tourists not go near cliffs, promenades and dangerous areas where strong gusts of wind can cause falls and on the coast they can be swept away into the sea.
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