A British holidaymaker was found unconscious in a hotel room in Ayia Napa and later died in hospital, sparking a police investigation into the tragedy in Cyprus.
The incident occurred around 9pm on Tuesday when officers were alerted to the situation involving the 30-year-old man. He was rushed to Famagusta General Hospital but was sadly pronounced dead upon arrival.
Authorities have dismissed the possibility of foul play, but an inconclusive post-mortem has left many questions unanswered.
The news comes amid a crisis in Cyprus’s tourism industry, which last month reported concerns among Cypriot hoteliers as they grapple with declining bookings. With an estimated 30,000 fewer visitors, the island faces a significant £30 million shortfall in tourism revenue.
This is not the first death of a British tourist to have occurred this year in Cyprus. In July a UK man died after falling from a third-floor balcony at his hotel.
The unnamed holidaymaker, 45, was staying in a hotel in Paphos, on the southwest coast when the incident happened.
The dead man was part of a group of people who were drinking late into the night, according to authorities.
The victim was found dead in the main garden of his hotel in Kouklia, after having fallen around 10m (33ft).
Police cordoned off the scene of the incident at the hotel and the body was subsequently examined by the state pathologist.
Paphos’ police deputy chief of operations Michalis Nikolaou later confirmed that they had ruled out foul play as the cause of the fall.
Reports said the victim had been staying with friends at the hotel in the days leading up to the tragedy.
Meanwhile, an expat living in Cyprus has issued a warning to Brits planning to move to the island to live.
Rico Co, who moved to Cyprus from Germany in 2019, says living in the holiday hotspot can be “draining”.
The expat warned: “Things can be very slow here and energy draining. By that I mean a lot of service providers are not on time.”
“A lot of offices take ages to finish documents, and people are just really relaxed here,” he continued.
“As relaxing as this sounds, a lot of people actually hate it and regret moving here because of it because they want to get things done quickly and professionally.”