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| Two Britons drown off Spain coast | Two Britons drown off Spain coast |
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| Two British tourists have drowned while swimming in the sea off the Spanish resort of Salou. | Two British tourists have drowned while swimming in the sea off the Spanish resort of Salou. |
| The bodies of Mark Porter from northern England and Michelle Clydesdale, from near Stirling, were found on the beach by police early on Wednesday. | |
| Officers were alerted by staff at the nearby Los Molinos Park Hotel where the pair were staying along with three other British holidaymakers. | Officers were alerted by staff at the nearby Los Molinos Park Hotel where the pair were staying along with three other British holidaymakers. |
| Ms Clydesdale was the half sister of a Dunblane massacre victim, reports say. | |
| The Foreign Office confirmed that next of kin had been informed of the deaths. | |
| A spokeswoman said British authorities were in contact with local police and were providing consular assistance to the pair's families. | A spokeswoman said British authorities were in contact with local police and were providing consular assistance to the pair's families. |
| 'Bad weather' | 'Bad weather' |
| Reports suggested the group of five got into difficulty after going swimming in a cove at the northern end of the seven-mile-long Playa Larga beach in the early hours of Wednesday morning. | Reports suggested the group of five got into difficulty after going swimming in a cove at the northern end of the seven-mile-long Playa Larga beach in the early hours of Wednesday morning. |
| A spokeswoman for police at provincial headquarters at nearby Tarragona told a local news agency: "The alarm was raised after the three friends of the victims ran back to their hotel. That was at about 2am. | A spokeswoman for police at provincial headquarters at nearby Tarragona told a local news agency: "The alarm was raised after the three friends of the victims ran back to their hotel. That was at about 2am. |
| "The bodies were found at 3.45am. They were about 800 metres away from where the pair got into difficulties." | "The bodies were found at 3.45am. They were about 800 metres away from where the pair got into difficulties." |
| She confirmed that weather conditions were not good, saying: "It was raining most of the night and I understand the sea was bad." | |
| The local fire department said the weather was stormy at the time, with waves up to 7ft high. | |
| Asked about the condition of the three other Britons, she added: "Physically they are OK." | Asked about the condition of the three other Britons, she added: "Physically they are OK." |
| 'Still numb' | |
| According to the Press Association in Scotland, Ms Clydesdale was the half sister of Victoria Clydesdale, one of 16 children killed by Thomas Hamilton at Dunblane Primary School 13 years ago. | |
| Her father Charlie Clydesdale told STV his ex-wife, Ina Weir, received a call at 4am from a holiday rep who told her that their daughter's body had been found on the Spanish beach. | |
| He told the broadcaster: "I can't believe it's happened. I'm still numb. In the last five years, I've lost my mother, father and my brother. | |
| "I feel so guilty I wasn't there. I felt like that last time with Victoria at Dunblane." | |
| The resort of Salou, on Spain's Costa Dorada, south of Barcelona, is a popular choice for British holidaymakers. | The resort of Salou, on Spain's Costa Dorada, south of Barcelona, is a popular choice for British holidaymakers. |