Emergency services worked for more than half an hour to save Irish man who drowned in Portugal

The Irish man, aged 52, got into difficulty while swimming in the sea in Portugal.

Emergency services worked for more than 30 minutes to save an Irish man who died after getting into difficulties in the sea off Portugal on Saturday afternoon, according to an eyewitness.

The 52-year-old man was in southern Portugal with his wife and was swimming in the sea at Fisherman’s Beach in Albufeira when he started to struggle in the water at around 1pm on Saturday.