British vacationer is discovered lifeless on Lanzarote seashore

A British holidaymaker has been found dead on a beach in Lanzarote.

The tourist has been described locally as a 34-year-old man, as police say they are investigating the death but there is no indication to it being suspicious at this stage. 

The alarm was sounded this morning after the grim discovery at Playa Chica, a small sandy cove in the resort of Puerto del Carmen regarded as one of the best family beaches on the island.

Emergency services were alerted just after 7.30am this morning.

It was not immediately clear who had found the body.

It is thought to have been removed before most of the first sun-seekers arrived to take advantage of today’s blues skies on the island and maximum temperatures in the mid-seventies.

The Civil Guard in Lanzarote was not available for comment this afternoon.

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