Brit tourist, 76, drowns while swimming on day trip to Greek island with his wife after being pulled from ocean by boat

A BRITISH tourist has tragically drowned while swimming during a day trip on a Greek island with his wife.

The 76-year-old was visiting the island of Kalymnos when he went for a swim in the Almyres beach.

The pair had travelled to the island on a tourist boat from nearby Kos and were swimming near the port.

It remains unknown what caused the man's death.

The Brit was pulled out of the water and was taken by boat to the Vathi port.

Emergency services and Coast Guard rushed there to transport him to the Kalymnos General Hospital, according to local news  palmoskalymnou.

Despite their efforts, he was pronounced dead.

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