Man dies on beach

A HEART attack is believed to have claimed the life of a man in his 40s who died on Surfers Paradise beach on Monday night.

At 9.35pm paramedics were called to assist someone who was trying to resuscitate the man, believed to be a tourist.

He was found not breathing and CPR was administered before paramedics arrived. The man could not be revived and was declared dead on the beach.

Meanwhile the man’s partner was trying to locate him by ringing his mobile phone.

Police answered it and told the woman the tragic news. Shortly after she arrived on the scene.

The death appears to be non-suspicious and was likely the result of a heart attack.