British siblings, 13 and 11, who drowned off beach in Spain named

Ameiya and Ricardo Junior from Birmingham, who died while on holiday in Salou. Photograph: Family handout

A British brother and sister who drowned off a beach on the north-eastern coast of Spain have been named as Ameiya Del Brocco, 13, and 11-year-old Ricardo Junior.

Their father, Ricardo Senior, who had also entered the water, was rescued by local emergency services after the incident during a family holiday in the Catalan town of Salou on Tuesday.