British pilot dies as his aircraft hits sea off Spanish beach Experienced pilot sole occupant of aircraft that crashed into the ocean next to Descargador Beach
Pilot Paul Lowrey with his wife Anne
An experienced pilot , 66, died after his light aircraft plunged into the sea off Spain on Saturday.
Paul Lowry, who was from Smethwick in the West Midlands but who lived in Spain, had taken off from Totana Airdrome in the Murcia region in the southeast of the country.
He crashed into the ocean next to Descargador Beach, 60 miles from his take-off point, at 11.30am on Saturday.
Local media reported that his body was carried to shore by people who had been doing water sports nearby.
Locals having a great time at the beach were surprised when a small plane crashed into the Descargador Beach near Cala Reona at around 11:30 in the morning, May 8.
Paul Lowry, 66, died instantly when his plane crashed into the sea off the west coast of Spain after he hit a freak bank of thick marine fog that caused him to lose control of the aircraft.
The 66-year-old was killed instantly after his plane plunged into the water soon after he took off from a small airdrome in Murcia in south-east Spain called Aeroclub Totana.