TWO British tourists have reportedly drowned after they jumped into their apartment swimming pool after a night out.
The 27-year-old and a 29-year-old tragically died while on holiday to Albufeira in Portugal, according to local media.
GettyTwo British tourists have reportedly drowned after jumping into their holiday apartment pool after a night out[/caption]
Both men were found in the early hours of Tuesday morning by friend who they had gone on the summer trip abroad with.
Emergency services rushed round to the popular party resort at around 4.30am and found the pair unresponsive.
Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.
They were both friends from the UK in their late 20s, according to local media.
Police are now said to be working on the theory the pair got into difficulties because they had been drinking and didn’t know how to swim.
Portugal’s Policia Judiciaria have been asked by colleagues at the GNR police force to investigate the circumstances surrounding the men’s deaths.
They are not being treated as suspicious at this stage.
Portuguese police could not be reached this afternoon for an official comment.
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.
Albufeira’s reputation has been shifting from a family-focused resort to a party town.
Brit tourists have been warned of plans to bring in fines of up to £1,250 if they are caught walking along the street in bikinis or swim shorts.
And Albufeira’s mayor Jose Carlos Polo said he wants to tackle street drinking and the problem of holidaymakers urinating in public by introducing new charges.
GettyThe town of Albufeira in the Algarve is popular with Brit tourists[/caption]