Brit tourist found dead lying on sunbed on Crete holiday with his wife after suddenly falling ill after going for a swim

A BRITISH tourist was found dead on a sunbed after suddenly falling ill while on holiday on a Greek island. The 62-year-old Brit was enjoying the sun in Crete with his wife when he decided to go for a swim on the beach of Stalida. A 62-year-old Brit died on a sunbed in Crete At some point, he felt unwell so he returned to his sunbed next to his wife. But he died right as he lied down on the sunbed, e-Kriti reported. An ambulance was called and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy is expected to reveal the cause of death. READ MORE ON WORLD NEWS ARMS DEAL Iran to send missiles to Russia as Putin loses weapons at 'unsustainable rate' VATICAN MYSTERY Shock new theory missing girl, 15, was 'molested by someone close to Pope' The tragedy struck on the same beach where another Brit lost his life back in July. The body of a 54-year-old tourist was left undiscovered for hours on a sunbed. Beachgoers raised the alarm after realising the man hadn’t moved from his sunbed for hours. Emergency services raced to the scene and tried to resuscitate him. Most read in The Sun DJ DEATH RIDDLE Radio DJ found dead in woods after being ‘abducted with his girlfriend’ meck-ing an effort Downcast Ryan Thomas & Lucy Meck pictured for 1st time since NTA drama HELPING HAND Six things those on Universal Credit can get for FREE this month ASH CLOUD BBC slammed for having Ashley Williams on as pundit just days after assault rap STRICT TO THE RULES Strictly faces major scheduling change as bosses fume at leaking crisis MECK OR BREAK Ryan Thomas' fiancée Lucy breaks silence after pics of him cuddling actress The Brit was rushed to Heraklion University Hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead. And last month a British woman died after feeling unwell as she walked out to sea in Portugal. The 45-year-old tourist complained about feeling unwell after getting out of the water at Penedo beach in Albufeira.