Police name Scot drowned in Marbella swimming pool

A SCOTTISH tourist who was found drowned in a swimming pool in Puerto Banus on the Costa del Sol has been named as Brian Nicol, aged 32.

Mr Nicol, from Glasgow, was discovered floating in the pool by friends, who according to reports tried immediately to save him and pull him out of the water.

In a police statement released on Monday, Spanish authorities said they did not suspect any suspicious circumstances, however a full routine investigation is now under way.   

An ambulance was initially called to the scene at a holiday villa at 8.40 on Sunday morning, but despite efforts to revive him nothing could be done.