Mystery as Brit tourist, 30, is found dead in his hotel room in Greek party resort of Ayia Napa The unnamed tourist was found dead in his hotel room in Ayia Napa He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital Local cops have ruled out criminal activity By Perkin Amalaraj Published: 08:31, 22 August 2024 | Updated: 08:32, 22 August 2024 e-mail View comments A British tourist was found dead in his hotel room in the Greek party resort of Ayia Napa, police have revealed. The tourist, who has not yet been named, was found dead on Tuesday night and was taken to Famagusta General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Cyprus cops said they received a call about the man at around 9pm on Tuesday night.
They added that criminal activity has been ruled out. State pathologist Aggeliki Papetta was unable to find anything from his post-mortem. Samples from the dead man's body were sent to a lab for testing.
MailOnline has contacted the UK's Foreign Office for comment. A British tourist was found dead in his hotel room in the Greek party resort of Ayia Napa, police have revealed (File image of Nissi beach in Ayia Napa) Cyprus cops said they received a call about the man at around 9pm on Tuesday night (File image of Nissi beach in Ayia Napa) It comes weeks after a British man was found dead in Cyprus after he fell from his third-floor balcony of a luxury hotel . Read More British hit-and-run motorist, 46, is jailed for 22 years in Cyprus The unnamed holidaymaker, 45, was staying in a hotel in Paphos, on the southwest coast, when the tragedy, local media reported.
Officials understand the man was part of a group of tourists who had been drinking until the early hours of the morning. The victim was found dead in the main garden of the hotel in Kouklia, having fallen some 10m (33ft). The scene around the hotel was cordoned off, with officials calling in a state pathologist to examine the body, CyprusMail reports.
Criminal activity has since been ruled out, Paphos police deputy chief of operations Michalis Nikolaou confirmed. The man is understood to have been staying with friends at the unnamed hotel for the last few days. The group had consumed 'a large quantity of alcohol' before the fall, local media reported.
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