Two British holidaymakers have been found dead in their rooms in separate hotels within just a few hours in Greece.
The first British tourist, a 71-year-old woman, was found dead in her hotel room in Hersonissos, Crete, in the afternoon of October 23.
Her son made the shocking discovery and raised the alarm, but ambulance staff sent to the scene were unable to revive the woman.
Just a few hours later, a British man, 58, was found unresponsive in his room in a different hotel in Hersonissos.
An ambulance was called and the unconscious man was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The first British tourist, a 71-year-old woman, was found dead in her hotel room in Hersonissos, Crete, in the afternoon of October 23 (file image of Hersonissos)
Local police are investigating both cases and it is understood that both tourists had health issues.
Two autopsies have been scheduled to shed light on their cause of death.
A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: ‘We are aware of the deaths of two British nationals in Crete and are in contact with the local authorities.’
The deaths of the two British tourists come just a week after a British tourist who was on holiday with her husband fell to her death at a Crete hotel.
The woman, 65, was staying at the hotel in Hersonissos before the tragic incident took place.
Emergency services dashed to the scene and the traveller was hospitalised in critical condition and with serious injuries at Venizelio hospital, according to local reports.
Medics intubated her and transferred her to the Intensive Care Unit where she succumbed to her injuries on October 16.
