A 72-year-old British tourist drowns in front of his wife after being swept away by strong currents while swimming off an Indian beach.

A British tourist drowned in front of his wife after being swept away by strong currents while swimming off an Indian beach.

The 72-year-old died on Friday evening at Talpona Beach in Canacona, in the western state of Goa. Times of India reports.

Local police said he was swept away by a strong current after going swimming with his wife.

The couple raised the alarm as they drifted in the sea and rescuers brought them both ashore on jet skis, according to local media.

Both were given CPR and, although his wife was able to be revived, the Briton was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital.

The married couple regularly visited Goa and had been vacationing in the area for 15 days when the husband died, police said.

Sources told local media that the Briton married his wife a year and a half ago.

An autopsy was ordered after police deemed the man’s death “unnatural”.

A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: “We are supporting the family of a British man who died in India and are in contact with local authorities. »

It comes just a month after a British woman drowned in front of her horrified son after being dragged into the sea near a famous temple in India.

The 84-year-old was visiting the southeast Indian town of Mamallapuram with her son on February 12.

The two went to a temple on the city’s shores and visited a beach nearby, both deciding to go into the sea of ​​the Bay of Bengal.

Authorities said a strong tide may have pushed the woman away from the beach.

Her son failed to save her and an hour later her body washed ashore.

After the police were informed about the incident, they sent his body to the government hospital in Chengalpattu, around 30 km away.

Local media reported that police were preparing to fly his body back to the United Kingdom.