Horror as paddleboarders find body of man floating in sea at Brit holiday hotspot

A BODY has been found by two paddleboarders floating in the sea just off a popular beach in Barcelona. Local cops confirmed the victim is a 48-year-old male resident of the Spanish coastal city who is believed to have drowned. The 48-year-old’s body was found floating in the sea GettyGavà beach is a hotspot for families and tourists[/caption] Local police said the gruesome discovery was made around 8am on Wednesday just off Barcelona’s busy Gavà beach. Two girls were paddleboarding out at sea when they saw the body and brought it to the shore, the local authorities said. They immediately alerted the authorities who arrived on the scene and pronounced the man dead. They revealed that the body does not have obvious signs of “criminality” and the death is believed to be an “accident of nature to be determined”. City Hall of Gavà said: “The Municipal Police, Mossos d’Esquadra and also the Civil Guard have also been contacted, which has taken over the investigation. “The causes of the drowning are unknown. The identification of the victim, a resident of Cornellà, has been possible thanks to the location of his belongings in the sand.” Cops believe it is the body of a “bather” after his belongings were found on the shore. The investigation is ongoing and the autopsy results have not yet been revealed. It comes as two Spanish beaches popular with British tourists were closed yesterday following an oil spill from a tanker. The disgusting thick black ooze coated two bays in Gibraltar, with environmental authorities issuing a serious health warning. Holidaymakers have also been urgently warned after shocking footage emerged of beachgoers facing off a pack of wild boars. The animals – which can be dangerous if provoked – were spotted searching for food on a beach in Estrella del Mar, near Marbella, last weekend.