Brit found dead floating in swimming pool in Menorca as cops launch probe after he was discovered by staff

A BRITISH man has drowned at a private swimming pool on the holiday island of Menorca. A maintenance man reportedly discovered his body floating in the water this morning. SolarpixPolice at the villa today in Menorca[/caption] SolarpixThe man may have hit his head before drowning in the pool, investigators say[/caption] The 64-year-old Brit is said to have owned the property where he was found dead. It was not immediately clear if he lived on the island or was on holiday at the time. The alarm was raised this morning in a residential area called Trebaluger near Es Castell on the east of the Balearic island. Local police, Civil Guard officers and paramedics were among the emergency responders who raced to the villa. Most read in News PRIME SUSPECT Leah Croucher murder suspect is sex offender - but he is dead, cops reveal 'BROKE ME' Innocent holiday pic let beast ruin my life - I suffered cruellest humiliation KAMI-KWASI Kwasi Kwarteng FIRED by Liz Truss as chancellor after fallout from mini-Budget STRIKE FORCE Putin deploys 11 nuclear bombers near Nato border as Russia warns of WW3 GRAVE CONCERNS Mystery over mass grave with 80 skeletons that have hands tied behind backs ALLY ROSS 'Celeb' plumber from BBC's Unbreakable is a total ballcock- get him in the jungle Police are understood to be looking at the possibility the victim ended up in the pool after falling and hitting his head. An autopsy is expected to take place tomorrow. The Civil Guard in Majorca has confirmed it has launched an investigation into the tragedy. It is being overseen by a local investigating judge.