Brit found dead on yacht in Algarve resort after alarm raised when he wasn’t seen for several days

POLICE are probing the death of a British man found dead on board his yacht on the Algarve.

Officers were sent to the vessel at Lagos Marina around 5.30pm on Saturday along with firefighters and paramedics after the alarm was raised.

The unnamed Brit was found inside and declared dead at the scene.

A post-mortem is due to take place tomorrow and officials say they cannot comment further until the results are known.

Portugal’s Policia Judiciaria police force has been put in charge of the ongoing investigation.

Local reports said the boat owner sailor, believed to be around 80, had not been seen for some time.

A source at the country’s National Maritime Authority confirmed: “The owner of a boat moored at Lagos marina on the Algarve was found dead on Saturday inside his vessel.

“The cause of death is not yet clear.

“He was declared dead at the scene after maritime police boarded the boat and confirmed he had no vital signs.

“His body was subsequently by volunteer firefighters to the nearby city of Portimao where a post-mortem will take place.”

Lagos Marina is one of the Algarve’s largest pleasure ports. 

The marina is popular with both boat owners and holidaymakers staying in nearby hotels and other tourist accommodation who flock to its bars and restaurants. 

It comes after a British after being caught up in a rip current while swimming with friends on a Portuguese beach.

The 19-year-old man and two pals got into difficulties during a dip off a small sandy beach on the Costa da Caparica coastline south of 

Last year, a British man was found dead down a well on the Algarve beside his lifeless dog.

Harry Bradley, 22, disappeared from the village of Paderne near the holiday resort of Albufeira, Portugal, on March 16.

He is believed to have been living in the village and was last seen after going out for a walk with his dog.