The body of a windsurfing enthusiast was found on Playa Puerta del Mar Monday afternoon, according to the emergency service 112.

This service had received a call just before 16.00h from companions of the victim, who had brought him to shoreon the said beach and was not breathing despite their efforts at CPR.

An ambulance was immediately despatched together with a Guardia Civil patrol, but the victim was found to be already dead.

The Guardia Civil has opened an investigation to establish the cause behind the incident and the identity of the victim.

Update: the victim was Gustavo Arrojo Agudo, who ran the sports shop, Wind Sport, which is at the very top of Avenida Juan Carlos I, near the traffic lights, in Almuñécar.

(News: Almunecar, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)