What was initially reported to the Local Police of Ibiza as an altercation with an agitated man in a city centre establishment ended with the man swimming calmly in the sea at Ibiza Port.
According to the National Police report, the incident occurred shortly before 17:00 on Tuesday. Several Local Police officers in the vicinity of Santa Eulàlia Avenue were approached by a fast food restaurant employee who reported that an individual was throwing furniture and objects at staff.
The agents immediately went to the restaurant, where they found the alleged perpetrator on the terrace. Seeing the police officers, the man fled towards the Ibiza Maritime Station. When it seemed that the chase was over and the man had been cornered by several officers, he jumped into the sea.
At that moment the maritime traffic was completely stopped to avoid possible injuries, which caused delays in the journeys of two vessels, one from Trasmapi and the other from Baleària.
According to the agents in the report, the man «remained doing long strokes with wide strokes, making fun of everyone present, even floating on the water». After almost half an hour «swimming calmly», the aforementioned man decided to leave through the side fenders of the port of Ibiza with the help of the agents, who proceeded to arrest him as he came out of the water.
The manager of the fast food establishment, who was interviewed after the pursuit and subsequent arrest of the individual, told the officers that the man, who was a regular customer, had threatened a female employee with a chair on the premises.