Overview

• On June 20, holidaymakers in Agia Paraskevi on Skiathos found a 73-year-old British man unresponsive on his sun lounger.
• A lifeguard alerted emergency services and a doctor from a nearby health centre spent around 40 minutes attempting resuscitation.
• A Foreign Office spokesperson said they were supporting the man’s family and had been in contact with local authorities.
• Earlier this month a 68-year-old British man drowned after going for a swim off Lindos in Rhodes on June 12.
• Last July a 33-year-old Briton died while diving at the Epanomi Shipwreck near Thessaloniki after encountering rough sea conditions.