A British man has drowned off the coast of Tenerife as a terrified child watched on.
The 58-year-old was pulled out of the sea by two people said to include a nurse who performed CPR on him after he went into cardiac arrest.
While they waited for emergency responders to arrive they continued to try to revive him after reaching the scene, near the Punta de Teno lighthouse at the northwestern tip of Tenerife.
But there was nothing the pair could do to save him.
A second person - described by authorities as a minor - was with the man and is now being helped by the island's psychologists.
A regional government statement read: "A 58-year-old British man has died in an incident at the Teno lighthouse coast in the municipality of Buenavista del Norte.
“We received the alert just before 5pm on Friday, requesting help for a person two swimmers had pulled out of the water who had gone into cardiac arrest.
“One of the rescuers was a nurse and began to perform resuscitation manoeuvres until the emergency responders arrived.
“A rescue helicopter was mobilised as well as an ambulance and staff from a nearby health centre together with local police and Civil Guard officers.
“The experts continued with the resuscitation attempts when they arrived but were unable to save the man and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
“A team of psychologists was also activated to assist a child who was accompanying the person that died.”
Punta de Teno is a rocky headland that forms the north-western tip of Tenerife.
It is part of a protected area called the Teno Rural Park that spreads across several municipalities.
The current lighthouse entered into service in 1978 when it replaced an old one built in 1897.
It is not open to tourists and cannot be visited.
Holidaymakers and islanders are drawn to the area because of its spectacular views.
