A criminal investigation is underway after a British pensioner was found dead in a hotel while on holiday in Greece.

The woman, 78, had been taking a dip in the hotel pool in Hersonissos, Crete, before falling ill.

She was pulled out of the water but pronounced dead on the scene, with three people being arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by negligence concerning the death.

Two hotel workers, 51 and 41, along with a 21-year-old lifeguard who was meant to be on duty, have all been detained and since released on bail.

The tourist has not been named or pictured yet.

It comes on the heels of other Brits dying while abroad, including one who died on holiday in Majorca after drowning in a hotel swimming pool, near the Love Island villa.

Paramedics rushed to the three-star BJ Playa Blanca

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