A body has been recovered off the coast of Albufeira, Portugal, believed to be that of a 23-year-old British man who went missing while swimming last week. The man, who has not been named, was last seen at Peneco Beach in the Algarve region.
The search began on Friday, June 12, after a 19-year-old British national who had been swimming with him raised the alarm. Local police said the 19-year-old “apparently managed to get out of the water by his own means to seek help after which the other one disappeared.”
“Body found off Albufeira believed to be missing 23-year-old British swimmer”
The breakthrough came on Tuesday evening when a fisherman spotted the body. In a statement, a spokesperson for the Portuguese maritime authority said: “Following an alert at 6.37 pm on Tuesday from a fisherman in the vicinity, officers from the Portimao Local Maritime Police Command, the Albufeira Volunteer Firefighters’ Humanitarian Association and the Albufeira Municipal Civil Protection Service were mobilised.”
Responders transported the victim to Albufeira Marina. A local Maritime Police official confirmed: “Death was confirmed at the scene and, following contact with the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the body was transported by the Fire Brigade to the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of the Western Algarve.”