Overview

• Catalan beaches have recorded ten drowning deaths since the safety campaign began on June 15, double the number at this point in 2024, according to Protecció Civil.
• A 60-year-old man died on July 12 at Málaga’s La Malagueta beach under a yellow AEMET coastal warning despite resuscitation efforts.
• Recent incidents in Sitges and Tamarit also claimed the lives of men aged 75 and 82, highlighting a trend of older male victims.
• Over the past decade, more than 230 fatal drownings occurred on the Catalan coast with Roses, Tarragona and Sitges among the hardest-hit areas.
• A study by the Department of Health and the Institute of Forensic Medicine shows men comprise around 80% of drowning victims and 62% are over age 60.