Family to bring drowned man’s remains home

Officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs were last night preparing to assist the family of an Irishman who drowned in Lanzarote in bringing his body home.

The department said it was offering consular assistance through the Irish embassy in Madrid as the family of Ciaran Brown tried to come to terms with the tragedy.

Mr Brown, 44, died after going for an afternoon swim at Playa Grande on the Spanish holiday island where he was enjoying a new year’s break with his wife Celine and sons Ciaran Jr and Eoin.