British man, 33, drowns after suffering cramp in his foot while swimming in an Austrian lake
- The man had been with a 36-year-old woman, also believed to be from the UK
- He complained of pain on the lake surface and then went under the water
- Police said other bathers tried to help the man in the Schwarzindien beach area
A British man has drowned in Austria after suffering a cramp in his foot while swimming in a lake.
Police said the 33-year-old man was in the water in the Schwarzindien beach area in Mondsee, less than 20 miles east of Salzburg, on Wednesday when the incident took place.
Officers confirmed that the man was with a 36-year-old woman, also from the UK, when he complained on the pain and went below the surface.
The man is said to have drowned in the Schwarzindien beach area in Mondsee (pictured above)
Police added: ‘When he did not come back to the surface of the water, she screamed for help.’
Other bathers tried to help but the man’s body was recovered at around 4.30pm local time, officers said.
The map above shows the area near Salzburg that the man drowned in while swimming in a lake
It is not yet known whether the man was on holiday in the region and what relation to him the woman he was with was.
MailOnline has contacted the Foreign Office.