A 76-year-old Irish tourist tragically died on Tuesday afternoon after being found unresponsive in the waters of St Julian’s Bay.
The man’s body was spotted floating near the Cavalieri Hotel at around 12:40 pm. Emergency services, including personnel from the Civil Protection Department and the Armed Forces of Malta, were dispatched to the scene and retrieved him from the sea. Sadly, he was pronounced dead shortly after.
According to a police spokesperson, the man had gone for a swim when he found himself in difficulty shortly after entering the water.
Magistrate Philip Galea Farrugia has launched a magisterial inquiry, while police investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident are ongoing.
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