HOLS TRAGEDY
Brit tourist dies at Spanish airport after collapsing while waiting to board Ryanair plane back to UK
The airport has seen a number of other tragic deaths in recent years
A BRITISH tourist has tragically died inside a Spanish airport as he waited to board a Ryainair flight home to the UK.
The holidaymaker, aged around 60, was pronounced dead after collapsing in the boarding area at Reus Airport on the Costa Dorada coast.
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Paramedics and cops rushed to the man's side but were unable to revive him on Monday night.
He is believed to have died from natural causes, says a police source.
An autopsy is due to be carried out in the coming days.
The tragedy unfolded just minutes before the Brit was due to board a Ryanair flight back to Leeds.
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The unnamed man was in Spain receiving treatment for an unknown health issue at a hospital in Tarragona, local media claims.
It comes after a 61-year-old Brit died on a plane last October which was about to leave from the same airport.
The holidaymaker dramatically fell ill moments after he boarded a Jet2 plane heading to East Midlands Airport.
In September 2019, a 67-year-old Thomas Cook customer died minutes after her plane arrived at Reus Airport.
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The woman suffered a cardiac arrest as attempts to save her life with a defibrillator proved unsuccessful.
Earlier this month, a Ryanair flight to Tenerife was forced to be diverted as a result of a "conflictive" passenger.
The flight from Liverpool was forced to emergency land after crew called cops on a holidaymaker as police were seen swarming the Boeing 737 as it landed in Spain.
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