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Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Health
- Irish Daily Mirror
Holidaymaker dies suddenly on Greece beach after 'feeling ill' on sun lounger
A holidaymaker has died while in holiday in Crete after reportedly falling ill on a 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 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. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Health
- Scottish Sun
Brit tourist, 74, found dead on his sun lounger on Greek island Crete after falling ill when he went swimming
It follows a similar tragedy just weeks earlier BEACH TRAGEDY Brit tourist, 74, found dead on his sun lounger on Greek island Crete after falling ill when he went swimming A BRIT pensioner has been found dead on a sun lounger after being discovered by beachgoers in Greece. The 74-year-old tourist was found unconscious on the lounger after he reportedly fell ill following a swim on a popular beach in Crete. 2 The man was found on a sun lounger on Stalis Beach in Crete Credit: Alamy 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. read more in Greece SEA IT Greece's smallest inhabited island has extremely quiet beaches and sea turtles His official cause of death is yet to be confirmed. An autopsy is now due to take place in Crete. The Sun has contacted the Foreign Office for comment. 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 unfortunately 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 on the island of Rhodes, local media reported. Officers from the Central Port Authority of Rhodes rushed to the scene and rushed the man to the Archangelos Health Centre. He was sadly pronounced dead just hours later.
The Sun
2 days ago
- Health
- The Sun
Brit tourist, 74, found dead on his sun lounger on Greek island Crete after falling ill when he went swimming
A BRIT pensioner has been found dead on a sun lounger after being discovered by beachgoers in Greece. The 74-year-old tourist was found unconscious on the lounger after he reportedly fell ill following a swim on a popular beach in Crete. 2 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. An autopsy is now due to take place in Crete. The Sun has contacted the Foreign Office for comment. 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 unfortunately 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 on the island of Rhodes, local media reported. Officers from the Central Port Authority of Rhodes rushed to the scene and rushed the man to the Archangelos Health Centre. He was sadly pronounced dead just hours later. 2
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mirror
Horror as Brit tourist found dead on Greek beach sun lounger after 'feeling ill'
A British tourist has tragically been found dead on his sun lounger on a popular Greek beach. The 74-year-old was found unconscious at around 12pm on Sunday by fellow beach-goers on Stalis Beach on the isle of Crete. Emergency services rushed to the scene and made a desperate bid to revive the man, but unfortunately their efforts proved unsuccessful. It is understood that he had first gone for a swim before returning to the sun lounger and there are reports he had a "strong feeling" of sickness shortly before his death. Paramedics from Hellenic National Center of Emergency Care (EKAB) treated the man at the scene and no cause of death has yet been given by the Greek authorities. An autopsy is now being carried out. It comes after last month after a 73-year-old British man was found dead on a beach in Agia Paraskevi, Skiathos, in Greece. A lifeguard was alerted, but the man could not be saved, despite a doctor attempting to bring him around for 40 minutes.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
British tourist, 74, is found dead on his sun lounger on Greek beach
A British tourist has been found dead on his sun lounger on a popular Greek beach. The 74-year-old man was discovered unconscious at around 12pm on Sunday, July 20, by fellow beach-goers on Stalis Beach on the popular Greek isle of Crete. The Brit, who had taken himself to the beach in a bid to enjoy the idyllic sea, went for a swim before sitting on a sun lounger to relax. However, he then became struck with a 'strong feeling' of sickness before losing consciousness, the cretapost has reported. Hellenic National Center of Emergency Care (EKAB) were immediately made aware of the incident and called to the scene. Emergency services then worked tirelessly in a desperate bid to revive the elderly man, but unfortunately their efforts proved unsuccessful. The cause of his death is currently unknown, with an autopsy being undertaken. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development (FCDO) have been approached for comment. The tragedy comes following a series of deaths of British tourists on beaches in popular tourist hotspots, with a British tourist also found dead on a Greek beach just last month. The 73-year-old man was discovered at the spot in Agia Paraskevi, Siathos, on June 20, with onlookers immediately alerting a lifeguard who was then able to provide first aid and call the emergency services. While a doctor from a nearby health center tried desperately for 40 minutes to revive the tourist, he was later tragically pronounced dead. An autopsy was set to shed light on the cause of his death. At the time, an FCDO spokesperson said: 'We are supporting the family of a British man who has died in Greece and are in contact with the local authorities'. Meanwhile, on June 12, a 68-year-old man was tragically found dead in Lindos, on the island of Rhodes, with local media reporting that he had gone for a swim and lost consciousness before sadly passing away. Officers from the Central Port Authority of Rhodes rushed to the scene following reports of his body being found. He was then transferred to the island's Archangelos Health Center where he was sadly pronounced dead. In early June, two British tourists died on the Algarve after jumping into their holiday apartment pool after a night out. The alarm was raised around 4.30am at a hotel apartment in the party resort of Albufeira where two British men died last month. Emergency responders sent to the scene made unsuccessful attempts to revive the two men this morning. Police are said to be working on the theory the pair, aged 27 and 29, got into difficulties because they had been drinking and didn't know how to swim. Portugal's Policia Judiciaria have been asked by colleagues at the GNR police force to investigate the circumstances surrounding the men's deaths but they are not being treated as suspicious at this stage. On June 4 Scots tourist Greg Monks was tragically found dead near Albufeira town centre after going missing a week earlier. The 38-year-old plant mechanic from Glasgow is believed to have lost his life after jumping over a wall and falling down a steep hillside during a night out with his stag do friends. A search for him was launched on May 28 and his parents and girlfriend Nicole Kelso flew to Albufeira to help with the efforts to find him. Around four hours before Greg's body was found by police, another young British tourist was found dead in Albufeira, at the back of a residential block below a steep drop near the Old Town. The 21-year-old, also said to have gone out drinking with pals and thought to have become disorientated as he tried to get back to his hotel, was never named. News of his death only emerged three days after Greg was found dead.
