Briton, 64, ‘dies after being pulled unconscious from the sea near Zante’
- The Briton was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead
A British man has died after being pulled unconscious from the sea on the Greek island of Zante.
The 64-year-old man had been swimming in the Kalamaki area on Tuesday afternoon before he was spotted and pulled from the waves around 3:30 pm local time, Imerazante reported.
He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Greece’s infamous party island has seen a number of tragic deaths this year, with similar cases of Britons being dragged unconscious from the sea.
Last month, a British man was also pulled from the waves in Zante before being pronounced dead.
The 64-year-old man had been swimming off the coast of Zante on Tuesday afternoon before being pulled unconscious from the waves (file image)
The 57-year-old had been swimming at the beach in the village of Laganas before he was rushed to the local hospital on the island.
He received first aid from a lifeguard after being pulled from the sea, local media reported at the time.
In June, another 64-year-old man was found by holidaymakers on Alykanas beach in Zante and dragged onto the beach.
The incident took place around 9:00 am local time, as ambulance and coast guard personnel sprinted to the scene of the accident.
The man was taken to Zakynthos General Hospital where he was subsequently pronounced dead.
According to reports, there was no lifeguard on the beach at the time of the incident.
The infamous Greek party island of Zante has seen a number of tragic deaths this year, with similar cases of Brits being dragged unconscious from the sea (file image)
Earlier this year, another British man, 20, died after falling into a swimming pool at a well-known club on the infamous party island.
The 20-year-old was at the Karma Beach Club in Laganas in June when he lost consciousness in the pool, ERT Zakynthos reported at the time.
One of the bar staff saw the man lying face down in the pool and alerted a lifeguard.
The lifeguard pulled the man – who was described in local news as British or Irish – from the water and gave him CPR, but he was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital by a private ambulance.