Brit resident, 78, drowns in front of his wife while swimming on holiday in Majorca

A MAN has drowned in front of his wife while swimming on holiday in Majorca. The 78-year-old was reportedly at a beach on the popular Spanish Balearic island when he got into difficulty. SolarpixThe tourist died at the popular Can Pere Antoni beach a mile east of Majorca’s capital Palma[/caption] The alarm was raised just before 4pm on Tuesday after he was spotted floating in the water. Lifeguards desperately tried to revive him before paramedics took over when they reached the scene. But despite multiple efforts from medics, he was tragically pronounced dead. Local reports described him as a Turkish tourist who is a UK resident. Most read in UK News TRAGIC TWIST Rapper shot dead by cops after car chase was due to become a dad in just weeks HORROR DROWNING Final moments of mum & son, 8, who died after being trapped in car in pond WET & WILD Hurricane Danielle set to wreak havoc as it drifts north bringing wild weather MURDER PROBE Woman, 35, dies after being found badly injured as man arrested on 'murder' GET HIM Urgent hunt for sex attacker behind series of vile assaults over six months FATAL SHOOTING Man in his 20s dies after being shot by police following pursuit in London A routine investigation is now underway into the incident at Can Pere Antoni beach a mile east of the island’s capital Palma. The beach where it happened was packed at the time and police reportedly used sun loungers to cover his body so it wasn’t so visible to locals. It comes as another British person died after plunging from the sixth-floor of a four-star hotel on the island on Sunday. Read More on The Sun I'M FLOORED Two-bed home could be yours for a low £4k - but it's missing a key feature TIME WASTERS I’m a cleaning pro, 4 products you should ditch that are a waste of money The 35-year-old woman is believed to have been staying with her partner at the Hotel Palma Bellver, a five minute drive from where the man drowned on Tuesday. Her death is not being treated as suspicious.