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Updated | Elderly man drowns at Armier
The British man was taken to Mater Dei for treatment but was certified dead soon after
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A 76-year-old British man has drowned while swimming in Armier Bay in Mellieha, the police have said.
In a statement the police said it had been alerted to an accident at Armier Bay at roughly 11:45am.
It said that from preliminary investigations, it appeared that the man in question had encountered difficulty while swimming.
A medical team was dispatched from Mater Dei Hospital that took the man to hospital for treatment. He was certified dead shortly after arriving at Mater Dei.
Police investigations and a magisterial inquiry is underway.
