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| Briton drowns on Spanish golfing holiday | Briton drowns on Spanish golfing holiday |
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| A British holidaymaker is believed to have drowned in a Spanish lake as he tried to retrieve a golf ball. | A British holidaymaker is believed to have drowned in a Spanish lake as he tried to retrieve a golf ball. |
| Thomas Ross, 73, slipped into the water on Sunday morning while playing the fifth hole at the Dunas de Doñana course in Almonte in southern Spain. | Thomas Ross, 73, slipped into the water on Sunday morning while playing the fifth hole at the Dunas de Doñana course in Almonte in southern Spain. |
| Ross could not swim and despite being pulled from the water alive, emergency services aided by a helicopter ambulance were unable to save him, according to local reports. | Ross could not swim and despite being pulled from the water alive, emergency services aided by a helicopter ambulance were unable to save him, according to local reports. |
| Ross, believed to have been from Scotland, was staying at the four-star Carabela Beach and Golf Hotel as part of a group of six tourists. | Ross, believed to have been from Scotland, was staying at the four-star Carabela Beach and Golf Hotel as part of a group of six tourists. |
| A worker at the hotel said staff and guests were shocked by the news, adding: "It is upsetting because this sort of thing doesn't usually happen here." | A worker at the hotel said staff and guests were shocked by the news, adding: "It is upsetting because this sort of thing doesn't usually happen here." |
| Local authorities took Ross's body to Huelva for a post-mortem examination. | Local authorities took Ross's body to Huelva for a post-mortem examination. |
| A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are aware of the death of a British national in the Huelva area of Andalusia and have offered consular assistance to the family." | A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are aware of the death of a British national in the Huelva area of Andalusia and have offered consular assistance to the family." |
| The area around Matalascañas beach on Spain's Costa de la Luz is a popular destination for British tourists. | The area around Matalascañas beach on Spain's Costa de la Luz is a popular destination for British tourists. |
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