21- year-old Irish man drowns while on holidays

It is believed that the 21-year-old man drowned after falling into a swimming pool at a tourist complex in Torremolinos in southern Spain.

The tragic incident took place at around 7p.m. yesterday evening. The man was reportedly pulled from the pool by two hotel workers but paramedics could not revive him when they reached the scene.

The Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance to the man’s family.

Spanish media is reporting that the man drowned after accidentally falling into the deep end of the pool. An autopsy will take place today at the Institute of Legal Medicine of Malaga.