A BRITISH tourist has drowned in Colombia after reportedly travelling to the South American country to get married.
The 30-year-old died after getting into difficulties in the sea off the Caribbean port city of Cartagena.
The alarm was raised around 7am this morning local time in a popular tourist peninsula and residential neighbourhood called El Laguito.
Local reports say the man had travelled to Colombia to get married, with one saying he had just tied the knot with his partner who is believed to have been with him at the time.
He was pronounced dead at the scene after failed efforts by emergency responders to revive him.
Sea conditions at the time he went into the water were described as rough.
An investigation into the tragedy was ongoing last night although the British tourist’s death has been described as accidental.
His body has been taken to a city forensic medicine institute so a post-mortem can take place.
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