British tourist, 62, drowns after going for a swim while on holiday with his partner in Lanzarote

• A 62-year-old British man is suspected to have drowned whilst on holiday in Lanzarote 
• Went for a swim off Playa Dorada beach, then ran into trouble 
• Spanish lifeguards attempted to revive him, but were unsuccessful 
• The tourist involved in the tragedy has not yet been named  

A British tourist has died in a suspected drowning after going for a holiday swim in Lanzarote.

The 62-year-old man was pulled out of the water by lifeguards who tried to save him before unsuccessful attempts by medical responders to revive him.

He was pronounced dead at the scene of the tragedy, Playa Dorada beach near the south coast island resort of Playa Blanca.

The alarm was raised just after 1.30pm local time on Thursday.

A spokesman for the local Civil Guard said: 'The dead man is a British national aged 62. He was spotted floating in the water and pulled out of the ocean by lifeguards who tried to revive him before health professionals arrived and continued to attempt to save him.

'Those efforts sadly proved unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

'The post-mortem will determine the cause of death and whether it was the result of drowning.'

A well-placed source added: 'The man was a tourist who was on holiday with his partner.

'He was was described as being with relatives when he died.'

A spokesman for a regional government-run emergency response co-ordination centre added: 'We received an alert at 1.35pm yesterday/on Thursday asking for assistance for a bather who had been pulled from the water after apparently drowning.

'Emergency responders sent to the scene carried out basic and advanced recovery techniques without success and the man was pronounced dead.'

An investigating judge has been put in charge of a routine probe into the incident, although police sources said there was nothing at this stage to indicate any suspicious circumstances.

The holidaymaker has not been named.

Playa Blanca where the tragedy occurred, is described online as a safe swimming area because of two man-made breakwaters constructed with rocks which stretch out into the sea from either side of the wide golden sand beach.

It is one of Playa Blanca’s three beaches. One recent visitor from the UK described it as a 'great family beach.'