A 67-year-old man drowned in St Paul’s Bay yesterday afternoon after finding himself in difficulty while swimming.

The police said passers-by who spotted the man off Misraħ il-Bajja brought him ashore and administered first aid. An ambulance took the man, from St Paul’s Bay, to hospital, where he was certified dead. An inquiry is being held.

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