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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tom Campbell

British man dies in Ibiza after diving into sea ‘to grab handful of sand’

PA Real Life/Esmae Palmer

A close friend of a 32-year-old British man who was found dead off Ibiza after going free diving and trying to “grab a handful of sand from the bottom” of the sea says he was “well known for all the right reasons”.

Andrew Gibson, 42, tried to rescue Martin Smith after he was spotted floating in the water at around 3pm on Friday August 4, with his snorkel “dipping under the surface”, but it was too late.

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