Brit, 25, found dead in water at Greek port after ‘losing consciousness while diving’ as instructor & assistant arrested
A BRITISH man has died after losing consciousness while diving in Greece.
The 25-year-old was found in the sea in after diving in Vouliagmeni, south of Athens on Saturday afternoon.
According to the Coast Guard, the diver reportedly lost consciousness while diving with instructors from a private company.
The Brit was picked up by an EKAV ambulance and taken to the nearest hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The Port Authority, who is conducting the preliminary investigation, arrested the 46-year-old diving instructor and his 37-year-old assistant for allegedly violating article 302 of the Criminal Code.
The diving equipment was confiscated.
An autopsy has been ordered to be performed at the Forensic and Toxicology Laboratory of the School of Medicine of the EK.PA.A.
It comes after a Brit lawyer died after she was poisoned by a drink laced with methanol in Laos.
Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, is the fifth tourist to have tragically died after falling ill last week.
It comes just hours after 19-year-old Australian tourist Bianca Jones was confirmed dead.
Two Danish women in their twenties and an American are also reported to have died after the incident.
At least 11 people, including Brits, remain in hospital after allegedly being served laced drinks at a bar in Vang Vieng.
Simone was an associate lawyer specialising in intellectual property and technology at American law firm Squire Patton Boggs in London, The Times reports.
Governments in Australia and Britain have previously warned travellers to be careful with alcoholic drinks in Laos.
Methanol is a toxic alcohol that is used industrially as a solvent, pesticide, and fuel source, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says on its website.
Meanwhile a Brit tourist has been found dead in a storm drain in Thailand after he went missing on a night out.
The 37-year-old male was found by locals face down in the water at around 9 am on Wednesday.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by police and paramedics who quickly attended.
It is believed the man from Wiltshire, England, had been out drinking alone in Phuket while on holiday with his family.
An investigation was launched into his death after relatives told cops that he had been missing since 10 pm on Tuesday.
A source told Asia Pacific: “[He] was with his family. He arrived in Phuket on November 17 and was staying at Seaview Hotel in the Patong area.
“We had not been able to contact him since about 10 pm on Tuesday night.”
Police have revealed that shocked locals reported finding the body outside a local bike shop at 9:30 am.
He was found in the ditch used to carry off rainwater despite there being a handrail in front of it.
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