Daily Mail

Briton, 37, drowns in Lake Garda

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A 37-YEAR-OLD British man has drowned while attempting to swim out to an island on Lake Garda.

Despite a desperate rescue attempt by his family, the man – named in reports as Gary Woods – died after strong winds caused 6ft-high waves in the Italian lake. His body was recovered from the bottom of the lake with a remote controlled submarine, it was reported.

Mr Woods, from East London, is understood to have been swimming out to Isola dei Conigli with his wife, mother, sister and brother-in-law.

After realising he was no longer behind them, they swum back and unsuccessf­ully tried to administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitat­ion. After becoming exhausted by their attempts, they were forced to leave him in the water and head to the island to raise the alarm.

Rescuer Pierluigi Mazzardi told The Times that while in the water Mr Woods had ‘suffered an ailment – possibly a heart attack’.

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