Holidaymaker dies suddenly on Greece beach after 'feeling ill' on sun lounger
The 74-year-old British man was found unconscious around noon on Sunday at Stalis Beach, a well-known tourist spot on the Greek island.
Concerned beachgoers spotted him and alerted emergency services, Mirror UK reports.
Despite efforts by paramedics from the Hellenic National Center for Emergency Care (EKAB), he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
It is believed the man had been swimming shortly before returning to his lounger and it has been reported that he had a "strong feeling" of sickness shortly before his death.
Authorities have not yet confirmed a cause of death and an autopsy is currently underway, according to local news outlet Cretapost.gr.
His death follows a series of recent tragedies involving British holidaymakers abroad.
Just weeks earlier, a 73-year-old man was found unresponsive on a beach in Agia Paraskevi on the Skiathos Greek island. Despite a doctor spending 40 minutes attempting to revive him, he could not be saved.
On June 12, a 68-year-old also died after losing consciousness while swimming off Lindos beach in Rhodes. He was rushed to a nearby health centre by the Central Port Authority, where he was pronounced dead.
In Spain, another British tourist died in a suspected drowning after getting into difficulty during a late-evening swim at the popular Fuengirola resort. Bystanders pulled him from the sea and called emergency services, but paramedics were unable to revive him.
Also in Spain, two tourists died in separate falls in the past two weeks.
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