Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe 23-year-old went missing off Albufeira, Portugal (Getty Images/iStockphoto)A 23-year-old British man, who went missing last week while swimming at Peneco Beach in Albufeira, Portugal, has been found dead. The man disappeared on Thursday, and a search operation was launched the following day by the National Maritime Authority. Portuguese police confirmed on Tuesday that a body, believed to be that of the missing individual, was recovered from the sea off Albufeira. The alert for the discovery was raised by a fisherman, leading to the mobilisation of local maritime police, firefighters, and civil protection services. The body was transported to the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, and the British Consulate in Portimao was informed of the incident. In fullBody found in search for Briton who vanished while swimming in tourist hotspotThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Body found in holiday hotspot after Brit, 23, went missing swimming in the sea
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe 23-year-old went missing off Albufeira, Portugal (Getty Images/iStockphoto)A 23-year-old British man, who went missing last week while swimming at Peneco Beach in Albufeira, Portugal, has been found dead. The man disappeared on Thursday, and a search operation was launched the following day by the National Maritime Authority. Portuguese police confirmed on Tuesday that a body, believed to be that of the missing individual, was recovered from the sea off Albufeira. The alert for the discovery was raised by a fisherman, leading to the mobilisation of local maritime police, firefighters, and civil protection services. The body was transported to the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, and the British Consulate in Portimao was informed of the incident. In fullBody found in search for Briton who vanished while swimming in tourist hotspotThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
