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British man dies on Albufeira beach

Published on 22/10/2021

A British man died of a cardio-respiratory arrest yesterday morning, after feeling unwell while exercising on the cliff top trail next to Praia dos Tomates, in Albufeira.

img decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” src=”http://algarvedailynews.com/images/news2/19766.jpg” alt=”BRITISH MAN DIES ON ALBUFEIRA BEACH” width=”160″ height=”107″ style=”margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; float: left;” />A British man died of a cardio-respiratory arrest yesterday morning, after feeling unwell while exercising on the cliff top trail next to Praia dos Tomates, in Albufeira.

In a statement from the authorities it states that the 58 year old man “died this morning after apparently having suffered a fall while walking on a cliff in the area of Praia dos Tomates”.
 
“Following the alert received at 9:17 am, by the Albufeira Voluntary Fire Service, informing that a person had fallen from a cliff area, the Albufeira Maritime Police Post were immediately activated. Members of the Albufeira Volunteer Fire Department and INEM were also present” says the official statement.
 
According to AMN (Autoridade Marítima Nacional), “the victim’s body was located on the sand near the cliff, the INEM team began resuscitation but it was not possible to reverse the situation, so sadly death was declared on the spot” by the doctor from the National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM).
 
em style=”color: #ffffff;”>Original article available in Portuguese at http://postal.pt/