British man, 40, dies after collapsing while walking his dog on beach
A British man has died after collapsing while walking his dog on a beach in south-west Spain.
Emergency responders spent more than half an hour trying to save the 40-year-old man after the alarm was raised and they discovered he had gone into cardiac arrest.
They were unable to revive him and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The unnamed Brit had been walking his dog on the shoreline at Los Enebrales beach in Punta Umbria in the south-west Spanish province of Huelva, near the border with Portugal.
The alarm was raised yesterday afternoon by witnesses who tried to help him before police and health professionals arrived.
The unnamed Brit had been walking his dog on the shoreline at Los Enebrales beach in Punta Umbria (pictured), in the south-west Spanish province of Huelva
The dead man is understood to have been identified by his dog’s microchip, as he wasn’t carrying any ID.
A post-mortem is expected to take place later today or tomorrow to try to establish the cause of death.
Los Enebrales beach is often listed as one of the best nudist beaches in southern Spain, although lots of the locals and holidaymakers who use it are said to keep their clothes on. Its fine sand is bordered with juniper and pine woods.
Officials have so far given no indication of what they think could have led to the British man collapsing.
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