The alarm was sounded on the morning of Tuesday, October 5.

By Alice Scarsi, Deputy World News Editor, Max Parry, News Reporter, Natalia Penza

15:56, Tue, Nov 5, 2024 | UPDATED: 19:51, Tue, Nov 5, 2024

Playa Chica, a Lanzarote beach

General view of Playa Chica, in Lanzarote (Image: GETTY)

A British holidaymaker has been found dead on a beach in Lanzarote.

The alarm was sounded on the morning of Tuesday, October 5, following the grim discovery at Playa Chica, a small sandy cove in the resort of Puerto del Carmen. It was not immediately clear who found the body. 

The beach is largely regarded as one of the best family beaches in the Canary Islands.

Police said they are investigating, but added nothing at this stage is pointing to the death being suspicious.

Beach, Puerto del Carmen

Puerto Del Carmen, shown in 2014, is popular with tourists (Image: Getty)

The dead tourist has been described locally as a 34-year-old male. 

Emergency services were reportedly called after 7.30am. 

Sun-seekers were fortunate to avoid the torrid scene, as the body was said to have been taken away before anyone arrived to enjoy the temperate conditions and blue skies.

The Civil Guard in Lanzarote was approached for comment.

Mojacar Village Spain

Earlier this year the body of a 35-year-old man was found in a popular resort (Image: Getty)

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The death comes just months after another Brit was discovered dead in the southern Spanish town of Mojacar, Andalusia.

A 35-year-old Brit was found dead in July this year, with local police investigating his "violent death".

Just days earlier, a 50-year-old British man was mowed down by a drunk driver, three times over the legal limit. His wife, 48, was put in a critical condition in hospital, before stabilising.