UK siblings who drowned on holiday in Spain named

A “deeply loved” British brother and sister who drowned off a beach while on a family holiday in Spain have been named and pictured.

- TARA COBHAM

Ameiya (13) and Ricardo Junior (11) Del Brocco, from the Birmingham suburb of Erdington, died in the tragic incident on the northeastern coast of the country on Tuesday evening, according to a GoFundMe page.

Their aunt revealed the pair, known to their family and friends as Maya and Jubs, had gone for a swim with their father before the “nightmare” in Salou unfolded as the trio got into trouble in the water.

Emergency services were called to Llarga beach, near Tarragona, shortly after 8.45pm local time, Catalonia's Civil Protection agency said. The children, who were swept away from the beach by powerful currents, died at the scene despite immediate treatment, according to local media. Their father survived.

According to BirminghamLive, their aunt Kayla Jasvinder Del-Brocco said: "They went out to swim together with their dad as they loved the beach. Mum said, 'Don't be long,' and took her little one to the bathroom. She came back out and couldn't see anyone. That's when the nightmare commenced."