Body of missing British man found in Portugal following 23-year-old’s disappearance
The body of a man who went missing in Portugal has been found, authorities have confirmed.
A search for a missing British man in the sea in Portugal has found a body. The 23-year-old disappeared while swimming at Peneco Beach, Albufeira, last week and authorities have now confirmed a body has been found.
Portuguese police said the body was found on Tuesday afternoon (June 16) and is believed to be the missing man.
"Following an alert at 6.37pm from a fisherman in the vicinity, officers from the Portimao Local Maritime Police Command, the Albufeira Volunteer Firefighters’ Humanitarian Association and the Albufeira Municipal Civil Protection Service were mobilised," a police spokesperson said. "On arrival at the scene, members of the Maritime Police, in collaboration with the Fire Brigade, transported the victim to Albufeira Marina."
A local Maritime Police official added: "Death was confirmed at the scene and, following contact with the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the body was transported by the Fire Brigade to the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of the Western Algarve.
"The British Consulate in Portimao was contacted and informed of the incident. The Maritime Police’s Portimao Local Command took charge of the incident."
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has been contacted for comment.
A search had been underway for the missing man since last Thursday (June 11), according to the National Maritime Authority. The service previously said the 23-year-old had been accompanied by a 19-year-old British national "who apparently managed to get out of the water by his own means to seek help, after which the other one disappeared".