Brit groom-to-be, 29, dies of ‘heart attack’ on his Benidorm stag do after collapsing in front of dad and pals at bar

A BRIT groom-to-be died in front of his family and friends after a suspected heart attack in Benidorm.

The dad-of-one, 29, was celebrating his stag do at the Funky Flamingo bar when he suffered a heart attack in March.

The bar's manager, Gaston Luciano, recalled how the Brit suddenly fell backwards off a bar stool and hit his head against the ground, causing it to bleed.

Luciano said: "I was doing CPR with the help of another customer, he was responsive for around 60 seconds and then there was nothing.

"We tried for around 15 minutes before the ambulance arrived, then they took over and worked on him for another 45.

"They gave him a shot of adrenaline and connected him to a machine, they did everything they could, it was so sad.

"His friends were in shock for the first minute or so and then it hit them what was happening, they were emotional and crying."

Luciano added: "The guy and his fiancé were due to get married in May, he was so young.

"The father said he had already had a heart attack in England five years ago when he was 24."

Holidaymaker Tracey Pilling happened to be walking by the bar when the incident unfolded.

She said: "There were loads of people outside, we were just passing by, but there were several police cars and two ambulances… it was very sad.

"We moved on as we felt it was inappropriate to stand and watch, but we were told his friends were all standing outside."

Tracey recalled searching the internet the next day to see if there were any reported updates.

She appealed for any updates on a Benidorm forum.

One witness responded to the post: "It was such a horrible and tragic thing to witness, I’ve never seen anything like it!

"I can’t stop thinking about him and his wife-to-be, and I’m sure his friends and family said he had a young boy, may he rest in peace.’

The National Police confirmed the incident: "We can confirm that a man suffered some type of medical problem and died at the scene.

He was treated by those present at the premises and then by the paramedics who responded to the call. The medical causes of the death are unknown."

The Brit's shocking death came just days before Welsh engineer Jason Taylor vanished from Alicante airport, also on a stag do trip to Benidorm.

After three days, he was spotted walking near a beach with his suitcase and was reunited with his family, but mystery still surrounds the case.

While Spanish reports claim he was found by an influencer, his family insisted "they are lying", as they asked people to "ignore the rumours that will be going around."

He vanished from Alicante-Elche airport at around 8.30am on Saturday, March 29, after enjoying a stag do with his friends in Benidorm.

The engineer was spotted on CCTV exiting the building after he left his group behind to fix an issue with his boarding pass.

The case was widely shared on social media, including TikTok pages dedicated to "true crime".

More than three days after vanishing into thin air, he was found a few kilometres east of the airport’s main terminal.

Respected local newspaper Informacion.es claimed Jason was spotted by an influencer wandering on a path near Urbanova beach, wheeling his suitcase.

The unnamed influencer had seen Jason’s face in the news and informed the family of his whereabouts, the report claimed.

The family is then said to have relayed the information to Spain’s National Police, who picked up Jason and brought him to the airport.

But Jason’s brother-in-law, Aaron Davies, cast doubt on this version of events.

He told the Spanish Eye: ‘No influencer found him, someone is trying to reap fame and be sick in the head, they are lying.’

Davies did not offer an alternative version of how his sister’s husband was found.

He added: ‘No one cares. He's been found safe, story finished. Plenty of rumours are going to go around, ignore them.’

When asked what happened and whether Jason was okay, his wife Maria Taylor was similarly tight-lipped.

She simply said: "It’s all good. He’s coming home. That’s it."

The National Police did not confirm either version of events when asked how Jason was found, but said he was located in ‘good health’.

The force said: "Jason was found near Alicante Airport. His family took him in. He was in good health. We cannot share more information."