Overview

• The 27-year-old swimmer vanished Sunday at Los Muertos beach in Carboneras under a red flag and 61 km/h gusts.
• Guardia Civil and Salvamento Marítimo suspended operations at nightfall and redeployed GEAS divers and patrol vessels through Tuesday.
• A late Tuesday civilian sighting of a floating body in a rocky coastal sector led Protección Civil to recover the victim’s remains.
• The Ayuntamiento de Carboneras has renewed appeals for strict observance of sea-state warnings at unguarded Mediterranean coves.
• The case underscores a wider trend of summer drownings driven by Levante winds and gaps in lifeguard coverage along Andalusian and Catalan coasts.