Overview
- The rescue attempt, which unfolded Friday at Cala Mendia on Mallorca’s east coast, ended with the 63-year-old drowning after he entered strong currents.
- Stand-up paddlers pulled him from the water and medics could not revive him, with local outlet Crónica Balear reporting a cardiac arrest.
- The three people he tried to reach, a woman and two men, were later brought to shore unharmed.
- His wife watched from the beach and received medical care for a panic attack.
- No professional lifeguards were on duty even as the bathing season begins, a long-running gap that has drawn calls to extend guard hours as warmer weather brings more swimmers.