A BRIT tourist has tragically died while diving at a famous Greek shipwreck.
The unknown man, 33, drowned while diving at the Epanomi Shipwreck in Thessaloniki due to ‘rough seas’, local media says.
GettyThe Brit drowned while diving at the well-known Epanomi Shipwreck[/caption]
GettyThe location is a popular diving spot[/caption]
GettyThe man was pulled out the water by another swimmer but died at the scene[/caption]
On Sunday afternoon the diver got into some difficulty due to reports of a storm and rain at the shipwreck, says Makthes.
He was pulled from the sea by another swimmer and emergency services were called.
Ambulance crew were unable to resuscitate the Brit and he died at the scene, claims SL Press.
The Port Authority of Michaniona is investigating and a postmortem will be carried out.
The tragedy brings the death toll of tourists in Greece to nine since the beginning of June after a Brit sailor’s body was discovered in Spetses last Friday.
Coastguard officials said the 44-year-old sailor was “found floating in the sea”.
The Brit’s body – found last Friday – was due to be transferred to a coroner’s office in the port city of Piraeus, outside the Greek capital.
Spetses, the playground for the rich and famous including members of the now deposed Greek royal family, is a two-hour hovercraft ride away from Athens.
Media reports suggested the dead Brit was a crew member participating in Spetses’ annual Classic Yacht Regatta which began yesterday.
The three-day event, the biggest of its kind in Greece, draws hundreds of sailing fanatics ever year and is seen as one of Europe’s most competitive regattas.
GettyThe Epanomi Beach sandbank is a popular tourist spot[/caption]
GettyThe area reportedly experienced bad weather[/caption]
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