Two UK holidaymakers found dead in Crete hotel rooms

Two British holidaymakers have been found dead in their hotel rooms in Crete. Police discovered the bodies of a 71-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man in their respective hotel rooms in Hersonissos, a popular holiday destination in the Greek island.

They were both found on Wednesday. Police are currently treating the deaths as unrelated, according to Greek media reports.

The son of the 71-year-old woman had found her unresponsive in the room of the hotel where they were staying, the Mirror reports. Emergency services raced to the scene after he reported it to hotel staff. She was tragically declared dead at the scene.

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Just hours later at a different hotel in the same town, a British man was also found dead. He was taken to hospital in an ambulance but was said to be dead on arrival.

It’s thought that both British nationals have had past health issues, with autopsies currently underway to shed "light" on both cases, Greek cops said. It comes a day after a British man died after getting into difficulties while diving off the coast of Majorca with four pals.

According to local reports, the male was described as being Scottish and aged 49. He began facing trouble in the water at around 11am today at Cala d’Or - a resort area on the southeast coast of the holiday island. Four dive companions, thought to be friends, are said to have been with him at the time and helped him out of the water.

They began trying to resuscitate the man before medical emergency responders took over after he reached dry land. But tragically, nothing could be done to save him and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Civil Guard have launched a routine investigation. The police force could not be reached for comment. It was not immediately clear if the dead man was holidaying in Majorca or lived on the island.

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