He had suffered a heart attack.
An 84-year-old man drowned on Sunday while swimming in the El Molinar area of Palma. He suffered a cardiac arrest. Despite the emergency crews' efforts, nothing could be done to save his life.
The incident occurred around 11.30am. Lifeguards observed that he appeared to be having difficulties and pulled him out. A doctor on the scene began performing resuscitation alongside the lifeguards.
An Advanced Life Support ambulance arrived at the scene. There were further resuscitation efforts, but the man was unable to regain a pulse.