Tragedy Strikes as British Siblings Drown in Spain

Tributes have been paid to a brother and sister from Britain, aged eleven and thirteen, who have drowned at Llarga beach in Salou.

Emergency services responded on Tuesday evening, but the children could not be saved despite extensive rescue efforts.

Their father, who was also pulled from the water, survived but was reported to be in a state of exhaustion after swallowing a significant amount of sea water.

It was confirmed that a yellow flag had been raised at the beach shortly before the incident occurred, it was also announced that lifeguards had gone off duty shortly before emergency services were called.

The UK Foreign Office has confirmed that they are supporting the family and are in contact with local authorities regarding the incident.

Photo Ferran Llorens, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons