Overview

• The woman, 47, got into difficulty in the water at around 18:00 on Friday at Son Bauló in Can Picafort.
• The man entered the sea to help her and then suffered cardiac and respiratory arrest.
• Other beachgoers pulled both from the water as a lifeguard from a nearby hotel began CPR.
• Emergency crews arrived quickly but could only confirm the man's death, while the woman was taken to a hospital.
• The Guardia Civil opened an on-site investigation into the circumstances of the incident.