Tragedy at luxury Scottish resort as hotel worker drowns ‘performing breathing stunt’ in spa pool
- Hotel guests are said to have spotted a man floating in the water of the pool
- The award-winning Portavadie Spa resort on Loch Fyne was packed with visitors
A hotel worker has died after performing a suspected ‘breathing stunt’ in a spa pool at a luxury Scottish resort.
Emergency services were called to Portavadie Spa, near Tighnabruaich, Argyll, on Thursday after hearing reports that a hotel worker was unwell.
Guests were said to have spotted a man floating in the water of the pool. It is believed that the Spaniard, 31, was trying to hold his breath for an extended time.
A hotel insider told The Sun that he regularly practised this technique as it is meant to boost your health and wellbeing.
The man was later airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where he died.
The award-winning Portavadie Spa resort near Tighnabruaich, Argyll, where a Spanish man, 31, died
Pictured: The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow [File image]
A Police Scotland spokesman confirmed his death, saying: ‘Around 1.30pm on Thursday, June 29, police were called to a resort in Portavadie after a report that a 31-year-old man had been taken unwell.
‘He was taken by air ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, where he died on Saturday, July 1.
‘There are no apparent suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.’
The award-winning Portavadie Spa resort on Loch Fyne is believed to have been busy with visitors taking advantage of the school holidays.
The hotel complex features a restaurant, bar, marina, luxury accommodation and cottages, while among its attractions are indoor and outdoor infinity pools.
Portavadie has not commented on the incident.
The man was airlifted to the Glasgow hospital where he died [File image]
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