Distraught pal of two Brit tourists, 27 & 29, found them ‘lifeless' in Algarve holiday pool after ‘non-swimmers' drowned
The 27 and 29-year-olds, both believed to be "non-swimmers", were found "lifeless" in the water in the popular Portuguese resort of Albufeira.
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Emergency crews were scrambled to the scene around 4.30am on Tuesday but were unable to save the pair.
Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.
Cops are now said to be working on the theory the pair got into difficulties after jumping into the pool because they had been drinking and didn't know how to swim.
There were no signs of foul play.
The pool, located in an unnamed apartment complex, is said to be open between 8am and 9pm.
The owner of one of the apartments told Portuguese daily Correio da Manha: 'They were with a group of friends.
'It was one of them who found them in the swimming pool.'
Police have already spoken to the distraught pal who made the grim discovery as part of the ongoing probe.
For now, the deaths are being treated as accidental while authorities await post-mortem results.
Portugal's Policia Judiciaria has been asked to assist in the case by GNR officers, as is standard when a death involves foreign nationals or unclear circumstances.
The two British men have not yet been publicly identified.
The latest tragedy adds to a string of recent tourist deaths in the party hotspot, which has sparked concern among locals and officials alike.
A number of Brits have lost their lives in Portugal in recent months.
In June, a tourist was found dead in the Portuguese party resort of Albufeira.
The body of the 21-year-old man was discovered at the bottom of a set of steps in the old town in the Algarve.
It comes just days after cops located the body of a Scottish tourist who had been missing for a week in Albufeira.
Greg Monks, 38, from Glasgow, had gone out drinking after flying to the resort hours earlier for a stag do.
He is thought to have jumped over a wall and fallen down a steep cliff after becoming disorientated as he tried to head back to his hotel.
The plant mechanic was found by police at the bottom of a ravine on Wednesday - just hours after the 21-year-old Brit was discovered.
The spate of incidents has come amid a crackdown on holiday misbehaviour in Albufeira, with new fines of up to €4,000 introduced for drunken antics, nudity, and public indecency.
Albufeira's mayor, Jose Carlos Rolo, recently slammed out-of-control tourists, saying: 'Tourists who fall down drunk aren't needed here at all.'
The deaths of the two British men this week are the latest in a worrying trend that has put a spotlight on the darker side of the resort's party scene.
Police inquiries into Tuesday's drowning are ongoing.
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