A BRIT tourist is fighting for his life after collapsing in a swimming pool while on holiday in Greece.
The 77-year-old passed out while having a dip in the hotel pool on the island of Crete, forcing the lifeguard to spring into action.
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The lifeguard gave the Brit first aid and managed to bring him back to life at the hotel in isle capital Heraklion, reports Cretaone.
An ambulance arrived and rushed the gravely ill holidaymaker to Venizelio Hospital.
He remains in a critical condition in the intensive care unit.
Another British tourist was fighting for his life in the same Crete hospital just last week.
In a freak accident, he was crushed by a glass balcony that fell from a building.
The 49-year-old was walking down a street with his wife when strong winds dislodged a section of the balcony, according to local reports.
He suffered serious injuries to his body and head in the freak accident in Hersonissos, on the island’s northern coast.
Emergency workers rushed him to the Venizelio Hospital, reports outlet Protothema.
Doctors put him straight into surgery and had to remove his spleen
He needed a second urgent operation to treat his head injuries, according to the hospital’s director Kostas Dandoulakis.
The tourist has also suffered an injury to his spine – and is said to remain in a critical condition.
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