British tourist, 66, dies after being pulled unconscious from water at Greek island
A BRIT tourist has died after being pulled unconscious from the water at a Greek island.
The woman, 66, was swimming at Achladies beach in Skiathos and reportedly lost consciousness due to the sweltering heat.
The Brit was on holiday in Greece and went down from her hotel to the beach for a swim on Friday, CNN Greece reports.
But she was soon found by a lifeguard, who pulled her out of the water onto the shore.
The lifeguard and a doctor at the beach performed CPR on the 66-year-old as she was rushed to Skiathos Health Center, but were unable to revive her.
The woman is expected to be transferred to Volos for an autopsy.
It comes just days after a British man tragically drowned in Lake Como while on holiday in Italy with his girlfriend.
The 22-year-old student and his partner rented a boat on Wednesday evening but struggled to swim back to it after taking it out on the water.
Strong winds pushed the boat far out off the coast of Menaggio, four miles north of their hotel in Tremezzina.
The couple then had to try and reach the boat in the choppy waters.
The young woman, 19, lost sight of her boyfriend before he drowned.
She was rescued by a passing boat when those onboard spotted her struggling in the water.
The woman was unharmed but exhausted and in shock as the rescuers told her boyfriend was missing.
A massive search was quickly launched for him.
Firefighters, rescue teams, and helicopters scoured the huge Lake and shores around Menaggio.
His body was later spotted nearby by a police helicopter.
Earlier this month, another Brit holidaymaker died while diving at a famous Greek shipwreck.
The man, 33, reportedly got into some difficulty due to bad weather.
A coastguard official said: “He was swimming when the weather turned and it began to rain,
“A rescue boat and an ambulance were immediately sent but by the time they arrived he had been pulled out of the water unconscious.”
He was pulled from the waters by another brave swimmer.