UK tourist tragedy as two men found dead in Portugal hotel
The 27-year-old and 29-year-old men were discovered at the bottom of a swimming pool at a hotel in Albufeira early this morning (July 15), reports MirrorOnline.
Emergency services were alerted at around 4am and attempted resuscitation, but both men were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manhã reported that both men appeared to have been drinking and did not know how to swim.
Police are said to be working on this theory too.
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Police have also said there is no suspicion of foul play.
At least one local paper in Portugal is reporting the two men who died this morning were both British, and were on vacation with friends.
The Foreign Office has been approached for comment.
Portuguese police could not be reached this afternoon for an official comment, MirrorOnline reported.
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