A British man has died in Greece after reportedly losing consciousness while scuba diving, as police arrest two men on suspicion of manslaughter.
The 25-year-old was found in the sea in Vouliagmeni, south of Athens, Greece, where he had been diving on Saturday afternoon.
He reportedly lost consciousness while diving alongside instructors from a private company, the Coast Guard said.
Two people have since been arrested in connection with the man’s death, including a 46-year-old diving instructor and his 37-year-old assistant.
Following the incident, an EKAV ambulance dashed the Brit to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
An autopsy is scheduled to take place at Greece’s Forensic and Toxicology Laboratory of the School of Medicine.
The Port Authority, which is conducting the preliminary investigation into the man’s death, has also confiscated diving equipment distributed by the pair who were arrested.
It comes after British Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, became one of six people who have died in connection with suspected methanol poisoning in Laos.
She was among a number of tourists who fell gravely ill after they were handed free shots on November 12.
The young lawyer who died after taking the allegedly spiked shots had to wait an hour for an ambulance and was ‘delirious’ by the time it arrived, her bereft mother yesterday revealed.
Authorities are still investigating the deaths of Simone and five other backpackers in Laos after their drinks were allegedly laced at the Nana backpackers hotel.
Hostel manager Duong Duc Toan and bartender Toan Van Vanng denied diluting their alcohol with methanol when questioned.
Toan has since reportedly been detained but no charges have been filed.
The government of Laos vowed to ‘bring the perpetrators to justice’ in its first public remarks on the international incident on Saturday.
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