The gruesome discovery occurred yesterday by a man described locally as a foreigner who was walking on the sand in the resort of Playa d’en Bossa.
A tsunami warning has been issued across several countries after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Philippines.
Several flights have been impacted.
Peter Colville was on the boat with his grandchildren when he disappeared in the water (Picture: SWNS)
'The scene was horrific. We all froze from that first moment we stepped into the pit and saw so many corpses superficially buried there.'