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| Drowned father and son identified | Drowned father and son identified |
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| A British man and his five-year-old son who drowned in Spain have been named by British officials. | A British man and his five-year-old son who drowned in Spain have been named by British officials. |
| Symon Howlett was taking photographs of his two sons, in the town of Tossa de Mar, on the Costa Brava, when a large wave knocked the boys off rocks. | Symon Howlett was taking photographs of his two sons, in the town of Tossa de Mar, on the Costa Brava, when a large wave knocked the boys off rocks. |
| Mr Howlett, of Market Drayton, Shropshire, dived in and saved his son Thomas, 7, but he and younger son, Jay, were swept out to sea and drowned. | Mr Howlett, of Market Drayton, Shropshire, dived in and saved his son Thomas, 7, but he and younger son, Jay, were swept out to sea and drowned. |
| The pair held on to a buoy but rough seas stopped rescuers reaching them. | The pair held on to a buoy but rough seas stopped rescuers reaching them. |
| A coastguard helicopter and lifeboats were deployed to try and reach Mr Howlett and his son, whose bodies were later pulled from the water 30m (98ft) from the beach, which is just north of Barcelona. | A coastguard helicopter and lifeboats were deployed to try and reach Mr Howlett and his son, whose bodies were later pulled from the water 30m (98ft) from the beach, which is just north of Barcelona. |
| Extreme weather | Extreme weather |
| A spokesman for the Spanish coastguard told the BBC the pair had perished close to a cove, which was completely open to the sea and had a strong undertow. | A spokesman for the Spanish coastguard told the BBC the pair had perished close to a cove, which was completely open to the sea and had a strong undertow. |
| Mr Howlett's wife, Debbie, saw the tragedy unfold and is being given support by British consular officials. | Mr Howlett's wife, Debbie, saw the tragedy unfold and is being given support by British consular officials. |
| She and Thomas, who was treated for hypothermia, were taken to hospital in Tossa de Mar, according to a statement from the Spanish Centre for Maritime Rescue Coordination. | She and Thomas, who was treated for hypothermia, were taken to hospital in Tossa de Mar, according to a statement from the Spanish Centre for Maritime Rescue Coordination. |
| Sea conditions had been made worse by extreme weather which has been affecting much of Spain since Tuesday evening. | Sea conditions had been made worse by extreme weather which has been affecting much of Spain since Tuesday evening. |
| 'Tried to rescue' | |
| Eye-witness Ezequiel Mizrahi told the BBC he had tried to rescue the pair after pulling on his wetsuit. | |
| "These three people, they were taking pictures and a wave took them into the sea. | |
| "I tried to go for them but the sea was very heavy and I couldn't pass through," he said. | |
| "It's very rare to have the sea like this, when you have a bad sea it's very bad one or two times a year." |