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The Independent
25-06-2025
- The Independent
Briton dies on sun lounger on Greek island holiday
A British tourist has died on his sun lounger while on holiday on a Greek island. Holidaymakers in Agia Paraskevi, Skiathos discovered the 73-year-old man on Friday. After discovering the man, a lifeguard was alerted and attempted to provide first aid. The lifeguard then called the emergency services, according to local reports. A doctor subsequently from a nearby health centre subsequently spent 40 minutes trying to revive the pensioner but those attempts were unsuccessful. A spokesperson for the Foreign Office said they were supporting the family of a British man. 'We are supporting the family of a British man who has died in Greece and are in contact with the local authorities,' the spokesperson said. Last month, another British tourist was found dead on a Greek beach after apparently going for a swim. The 68-year-old man was found dead in Lindos, on the island of Rhodes, on 12 June. Local media reported that the Brit had gone for a swim and lost consciousness before passing away. Officials from the Central Port Authority of Rhodes rushed to the scene following reports that his body had been found. He was then transferred to the island's Archangelos Health Center, where he was pronounced dead. Last July, A British tourist also died in Greece while diving at a well-known shipwreck in 'rough seas'. The 33-year-old man was reportedly pulled from the water at Epanomi Shipwreck, a popular diving spot around a 50-minute drive from Thessaloniki in northern Greece. Local media reported the unnamed man had died after diving into rough water following bad weather. Other people on the beach notified local authorities once they realised he was in danger and he was pulled from the water by another swimmer. Emergency services including an ambulance and a lifeguard boat, rushed to the scene, but efforts to resuscitate him failed.
The Sun
24-06-2025
- The Sun
Brit tourist dies on his sun lounger on Greek paradise island before body is discovered by fellow beachgoers
A BRIT tourist has died while on a sun lounger in a Greek paradise island - with horrified beachgoers discovering his corpse. The 73-year-old man was reportedly found by fellow holidaymakers in Agia Paraskevi, Skiathos, on Friday, before they quickly alerted a lifeguard. 1 Emergency services were then called after the lifeguard attempted to perform first aid on the Brit. A local doctor tried to revive the man for 40 minutes - but unfortunately was unable to do so. The man's cause of death is currently unknown. But an autopsy is already being carried out to determine the exact cause. The UK's Foreign Office said: "We are supporting the family of a British man who has died in Greece and are in contact with the local authorities." is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
Daily Mail
23-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Brit tourist dies on his sun lounger on Greek paradise island beach
A British tourist tragically died on his sun lounger while relaxing on a Greek paradise island beach. The 73-year-old man was found by fellow beach-goers at the spot in Agia Paraskevi, Skiathos, on Friday. They alerted a lifeguard who provided first aid and called the emergency services, according to local reports. A doctor from a nearby health center tried for 40 minutes to revive the tourist but unfortunately was unable to do so. The man's cause of death is unknown, and an autopsy is being carried out. A 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'. It comes after last month, another British tourist was also found dead on a Greek beach. The 68-year-old man was tragically found dead in Lindos, on the island of Rhodes on June 12. Local media reported that he had apparently gone for a swim, and lost consciousness before passing away. Officers from the Central Port Authority of Rhodes rushed to the scene following reports of his body being found. He was transferred to the island's Archangelos Health Center where he was pronounced dead. The tragedy came just days after two British tourists were found in separate incidents on the Algarve. One man, said to be 21, was discovered shortly before 7am in the party resort of Albufeira on June 4. The man, who was fully clothed and had all his belongings with him, according to police, was found at the bottom of the steps in an avenue called Avenida da Liberdade. An autopsy has already taken place but the results have not been made public. Portuguese police are understood to have ruled out any link to a crime and are said to be treating the death as a tragedy linked to excessive alcohol consumption. It was not immediately clear today where the tourist, who is aged in his twenties, had been heading from and to and whether he was staying at a hotel in Albufeira. No explanation has been given as to why he might have been naked, although police have not yet confirmed he had no clothes on. His body was discovered just four hours before that of Scot Greg Monks, 38, from Glasgow, who disappeared in the same resort on a stag do last week. He is thought to have jumped over a wall and fallen down a steep cliff after becoming disorientated as he tried to head back to his holiday hotel. 'He's [Mr Monks] another victim of the strip,' one local hotel worker told MailOnline this week. 'It encourages heavy drinking and drugs are too easily available, it's easy to lose control. 'Brits come on stag dos and buy drugs straight away, and have no idea what they are cut with, there are some really dangerous people here.' There is no suggestion that Mr Monks had taken drugs on the night he disappeared. The worker, who asked not to be named over fear of reprisals, said he believes he may have seen Mr Monks walking alone shortly before 2am on the night he vanished. 'He seemed really intoxicated and was carrying a traffic sign,' he recalled, 'I was scared to approach him but now I feel really bad, because if it was him I could have helped.' The local said he informed the Scot's family of what he saw when he came across the missing person's report. Another hotel worker, Tadeu, told MailOnline: 'I'm so tired of the tourists who come here, they behave like mental asylum escapees, it's dangerous. 'They walk around like they own the place and with an air of entitlement.' He added: 'I've decided to move to another city later this year, I just don't feel very safe, it's not a nice place to live at times.' Tadeu's hotel has tried to take matters into its own hands by creating a 'behaviour booklet' for its guests, which tells them how to be a 'good' visitor - including being properly dressed, respecting the area and not drinking to excess.
Daily Mail
21-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Revealed: The top 10 trending Greek islands you should book this summer - including a paradise with over 60 incredible beaches
Greece remains a go-to summer holiday destination, with tourists drawn by its crystal-clear waters, ancient ruins and laid-back lifestyle. With record-breaking numbers seen in 2024 – 40 million visitors bringing in almost £20 billion in revenue – the figures for 2025 are expected to be even higher. Now new research shows which of the thousands of Greek islands are surging in interest for holidaymakers. The travel experts at Iglu Cruise have compared Google Trends search data between 2024 and 2025 and narrowed down a top 10 that is really heating up. Among the top islands, there's a mix of classic holiday spots and some new favourites. The destination that saw the biggest increase was Paros, with 283 per cent more people searching for 'holidays to Paros' in the first week of June this year compared to 12 months ago. The island, part of the Cyclades, is known for pristine beaches, classic whitewashed villages, and its prized marble – the same that was used to sculpt the Venus de Milo. 'Paros is easily becoming a top competitor of Mykonos,' said Iglu Cruise. 'Add in windsurfing at Golden Beach and hidden mountain villages like Lefkés, and you've got an island that truly has it all.' While Paros has exploded in popularity, the next island has also seen a huge boost in people searching for breaks on its shores. Skiathos is a nature lover's paradise with a lush pine forest and more than 60 incredible beaches – and it has seen a 110 per cent rise in searches. Culture lovers will head to the historic Monastery of Evangelistria but whatever your interests, be sure to jump on a boat tour, stopping at beaches and caves only accessible by water. Searches for holidays in Mykonos also more than doubled compared to the same period in 2024. The renowned party island still enthralls with its buzzing nightlife but there are also chic boutiques and (rather more sedate) windmills. In fourth place is the postcard-perfect Santorini, with its cliffside villages and caldera views ensuring it remains a crowd favourite. Searches for a getaway are up 89 per cent. While there, be sure to hike from Fira to Oia for an unforgettable sunset. The ancient ruins, brilliant food and rugged gorges of Greece's largest island, Crete, have helped it garner a 55 per cent increase in search interest. The other islands rounding out the top 10 are Rhodes (searches up 53 per cent), Corfu (52 per cent), Kefalonia (44 per cent), Kos (26 per cent) and Zante (13 per cent). This week, British tourists escaping to a popular Greek island this summer were being urged to double-check their flight times after one visitor was left stranded due to a strict airport curfew. Night flights from Zante are heavily restricted to protect the island's loggerhead sea turtles. The curfew, which has been in place since the early 1990s, aims to minimise disruptions to their nesting patterns at night on Zante's southern beaches, especially during the busy summer months.
CNN
17-06-2025
- CNN
US man arrested in Greece after bodies of infant and her mother found in Roman park
A tip from a member of the public to a popular Italian television show led to the arrest on a Greek island of an American man suspected of murdering a baby girl and hiding her mother's body in a busy park in Rome. 'On June 13, in Skiathos, police officers of the island's police department, in collaboration with (Italian) state police… identified and stopped an American citizen, credibly suspected of the murder of a newborn and the concealment of her mother's cadaver, whose lifeless bodies were found in Rome on June 7 inside Rome's Villa Doria Pamphili Park,' Rome police prosecutor Francesco Lo Voi said in a statement Friday. The body of the baby girl, thought by Italian state police to be between six and 10 months old, was found under bushes in a corner of Rome's largest park on June 7. A few hours later, a child playing in the park noticed an arm sticking out from under a black garbage bag, leading to the discovery of the naked body of a young woman, thought to be in her late 20s or early 30s. DNA tests showed that the woman was the baby's mother, police said in a press conference on June 11. Initial autopsy reports were inconclusive in the cause of death of the woman, they said, adding that she had no visible wounds. The baby, whose stomach was empty, showed signs of strangulation. Unable to identify the bodies, police released photos of the mother's extensive tattoos. These tattoos were shown on June 9 on the popular missing persons TV show 'Chi l'ha visto?' ('Who has seen him/her?'), which invited the public to call in with any information about the identities of the mother and child. Several people came forward, including some who had seen the young woman and her baby in various soup kitchens in the city, and another who had witnessed an altercation between the woman and a man in a central square in Rome, according to witnesses featured in 'Chi l'ha Visto.' Police had been called to that incident and took the man's details. No arrest was made at the time, but the information led to the man's identification. The woman's details were not taken at the incident. Photos reported to be of the man, covered in blood from a head wound, sitting next to the woman and the baby also surfaced as a result of the TV appeal, as well as a photo of the man without the woman – with the clearly crying baby girl in his arms – talking to police just two days before the infant was found dead. The woman, whose body was in a more advanced state of decomposition than the baby's, according to police, was not seen in the photo. The United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation also helped by tracing the man's credit and SIM cards, police said during a press conference in Rome on Friday following the arrest. The suspect's identity has not been officially released in Italy, but he has been widely named in the Italian and Greek media. CNN will not publish his name unless and until he is charged with a crime. Police told CNN on Monday that they still had not been able to confirm the identity of the woman or her baby, but DNA testing was underway to determine if the American arrested in Greece was the baby's father. The US embassy in Rome said it provides consular services to any Americans arrested, but it would not comment specifically on this case. CNN has been unable to determine if the man currently has an attorney. The Italian prosecutor's office said it will seek the man's extradition from Greece, which could take up to three weeks. Barbie Latza Nadeau reported and wrote from Rome and Antonia Mortensen reported and wrote from Milan. Additional reporting from Juan Pablo O'Connell.
