A BRITISH tourist has drowned in Malta’s world-famous Blue Lagoon after using a slide from a pleasure boat into the sea.
The 43-year-old plunged into the turquoise waters off Comino at around 1.30pm on Tuesday but quickly found himself in difficulty.
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Holidaymakers spotted him underwater and dragged him to the surface, where they began CPR, according to the Times of Malta.
Volunteer first aiders from Malta’s Emergency Response and Rescue Corps rushed to the scene and ferried him to Mgarr Harbour in Gozo.
A hospital team was waiting, but the man was tragically pronounced dead on arrival at Victoria Hospital.
Police confirmed Magistrate Brigitte Sultana has launched an inquiry into the death.
It marks the 13th drowning in Malta this year, and the third in Comino.
Just last month, a 35-year-old Italian tourist lost his life in the same lagoon.
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