Police have said that a 56-year-old German man died in hospital on Sunday evening. The man had found himself in difficulty while swimming in the area of Ghar Qawqla in Marsalforn, Gozo during the afternoon..

He was taken by ambulance to the Gozo General Hospital where he was certified as having serious injuries and sadly passed away later that evening.

Police investigations are ongoing and a magisterial inquiry is underway.

Photograph: Anthony Zammit

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