British brothers, aged 11 and 13, drown off Spanish beach

According to local authorities, two British brothers aged 11 and 13 died after drowning from a beach on the east coast of Spain.

Children said that the civil protection power for the Catalonian region died on Tuesday evening after entering the water at the Larga Beach in Salou in Tarragona.

Emergency Services were called in 20:47 local time and the father of the male who entered the water was rescued live.

Police said that the sea conditions were rough and that the beach had a yellow flag throughout the day – so that it was allowed to swim, but it was proposed to be careful – local media reported.

Seven medical units were sent to the scene and police and firefighters participated.

Authorities also sent a psychologist team to support the family.

“This is a beach that offers 99% of the year ideal swimming conditions, but the situation was not yesterday.”

The authorities have brought the number of deaths on the Catalan beaches to 16 since the summer season of the deaths on June 15th – five more than the same period last year.

British Foreign Ministry spokesman: “We support the family of two British children who died in Spain and who are in contact with local authorities.”

Civil protection power “the importance of taking over measures in beaches, swimming pools and inner waters”.

This summer comes after a series of British deaths in Spain.

Two British men aged 19 and 26 He died in separate events in a hotel and music venue in Ibiza At the beginning of this month.