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| A British father has drowned after trying to rescue his son, who also died after he was swept out to sea off the coast of Mallorca. | A British father has drowned after trying to rescue his son, who also died after he was swept out to sea off the coast of Mallorca. |
| The tragedy occurred on Saturday at Cala Antena beach, a small bay near the resort of Calas de Mallorca, in the south-east of the Spanish island. | The tragedy occurred on Saturday at Cala Antena beach, a small bay near the resort of Calas de Mallorca, in the south-east of the Spanish island. |
| They were named locally as George Selby and his son Louis, who was reportedly caught by a wave as he was standing on some steps cut into rocks overlooking a cove. | They were named locally as George Selby and his son Louis, who was reportedly caught by a wave as he was standing on some steps cut into rocks overlooking a cove. |
| Lifeguards were said to have been alerted by the boy's mother but were unable to save the father and son, who had arrived for a holiday on the Balearic island two days earlier. | Lifeguards were said to have been alerted by the boy's mother but were unable to save the father and son, who had arrived for a holiday on the Balearic island two days earlier. |
| A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "We are aware of the tragic deaths of two British nationals in Majorca on the first of September. | A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "We are aware of the tragic deaths of two British nationals in Majorca on the first of September. |
| "We are providing consular assistance to the family." | "We are providing consular assistance to the family." |
| The deaths come less than two weeks after a five-year-old British girl and her 66-year-old grandfather were drowned in Portugal after they were hit by a large wave. Lara Lewis and Brian O'Dwyer were swept into the sea at the resort of Nazare, 60 miles north of Lisbon, on 21 August. | The deaths come less than two weeks after a five-year-old British girl and her 66-year-old grandfather were drowned in Portugal after they were hit by a large wave. Lara Lewis and Brian O'Dwyer were swept into the sea at the resort of Nazare, 60 miles north of Lisbon, on 21 August. |
| In the same week, Cambridge University student Marcus Hughes-Hallett drowned while swimming off the Maltese island of Comino. | In the same week, Cambridge University student Marcus Hughes-Hallett drowned while swimming off the Maltese island of Comino. |
| The 20-year-old, who was studying mathematics at Queens' College, is believed to have got into difficulties while snorkelling in caves in the Santa Marija Bay during a family holiday. | The 20-year-old, who was studying mathematics at Queens' College, is believed to have got into difficulties while snorkelling in caves in the Santa Marija Bay during a family holiday. |
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