British tourist found dead in villa swimming pool on Greek island as partner pulls unconscious body from water

A British woman has been found dead in a villa swimming pool at a Greek holiday hotspot.

Her partner made the devastating discovery, finding her unresponsive in the water at a pool near the village of Keri in Zante.

Paramedics were called to the scene and cardiopulmonary resuscitation was carried out.

Registering no pulse, she was taken to a nearby hospital after 4.30pm where she was pronounced dead.

The British couple had reportedly been drinking prior to the tragic incident, however this is yet to be confirmed.

An investigation is now underway to determine the exact circumstances of her death.

A spokesman from the Foreign Office told GB News they were investigating the incident.

The news comes a month after a British holidaymaker was injured in an accident on the Greek island of Rhodes.

Ethan Jones reportedly suffered a traumatic brain injury, which meant he needed to be placed in the induced coma.

His girlfriend Olivia Allsopp shared the distressing details in a post shared on GoFundMe.

The fundraiser raised £33,130 in order to bring Ethan home for treatment.

In an update two weeks ago she said: "Ethan is still in ICU but it is slowly looking more positive for him. It’s going to be a long and difficult road for him but we keep praying for a full and healthy recovery."

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In July last year, a 74-year-old British man was discovered lifeless on a sun lounger at Stalis Beach in Crete.

Emergency responders from the Hellenic National Centre of Emergency Care attempted resuscitation but he was declared dead shortly after midday on July 20.

Just weeks before that incident, a 73-year-old British pensioner was found dead on a sun lounger in Agia Paraskevi on Skiathos, with a local doctor spending 40 minutes trying unsuccessfully to revive him.

In June, a 68-year-old British tourist died after being pulled from the sea near Rhodes.