| Lucio Blázquez, the owner of the popular 'Casa Lucio' restaurant in Madrid, is recovering in the intensive care department of Alicante's Sant Joan Hospital after suffering a heart attack while bathing on San Juan beach yesterday afternoon.
Mr Blázquez was pulled from the sea at around 3pm by a lifeguard, who successfully performed cardiorespiratory resuscitation until the arrival of paramedics, who stabilised the patient's condition before transferring him to hospital.
Mr Blázquez's wife was treated at the scene for shock.
The archive photo was taken last February. |