A BRIT tourist has died while swimming during a boat trip around the Greek islands.
The man, 75, was dragged from the sea off the holiday hotspot of Kefalonia during the tourist trip.
AlamyThe Brit tourist drowned off Ammoudi Beach[/caption]
He jumped into the water when the vessel stopped off Ammoudi Beach and fell unconscious before other passengers pulled him into the boat.
The holidaymaker was given first aid on the vessel before he was pronounced dead in hospital.
The circumstances of his death are being investigated by Greek authorities.
A Foreign Office spokesperson told The Sun: “We are supporting the family of a British man who has died in Greece and are in contact with the local authorities.”
It comes just days after a pensioner was found dead on a sun lounger in nearby Crete.
The 74-year-old tourist was found unconscious after he reportedly fell ill following a swim.
Officials quickly rushed to Stalis Beach at around 12pm on Sunday, July 20 after being alerted of the elderly man’s state.
Hellenic National Center of Emergency Care (EKAB) said they tried to revive him but he was pronounced dead shortly after they arrived.
The Brit is said to have gone swimming in the sea before returning to the beach to have a sit down on a sun lounger.
He was then hit with a “strong feeling” of sickness before slowly losing consciousness, Cretapost reports.
His official cause of death is yet to be confirmed.
AlamyA Brit tourist was found dead earlier this week on a sun lounger at Stalis Beach in Crete[/caption]
An autopsy is now due to take place in Crete.
It comes just weeks after another pensioner died on his sun lounger.
The 73-year-old Brit was reportedly found in Agia Paraskevi, Skiathos by horrified beachgoers.
A local doctor tried to revive the man for 40 minutes but was unable to do so.
In June, another Brit tourist died in Greece after he went swimming.
The 68-year-old holidaymaker was found dead after he lost consciousness in the water off the island of Rhodes, local media reported.
Officers from the Central Port Authority of Rhodes rushed the man to the Archangelos Health Centre.
He was sadly pronounced dead just hours later.
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