Brit friends who drowned at Portugal hotel pictured as parents face 'nightmare'
Friends Mo and King were found at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool in Albufeira, Portugal and pronounced dead at the scene on Tuesday. Emergency services had been called at around 4am and attempted resuscitation, but both men were pronounced dead at the scene. Police said there is no suspicion of foul play.
According to Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manhã, both men appeared to have been drinking and did not know how to swim. "Their families are now facing every parent's worst nightmare," friends of the tragic pair said in paying tribute.
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