A British pensioner has been discovered deceased on a sun lounger by beach visitors in Greece.

The 74-year-old holidaymaker was found unresponsive after allegedly falling ill post-swim at a well-known beach in Crete.

Authorities swiftly arrived at Stalis Beach around midday on Sunday, July 20, after being notified about the man’s condition.

Hellenic National Center of Emergency Care (EKAB) said they tried to revive him but he was pronounced dead shortly after they arrived.

The Brit is said to have gone swimming in the sea before returning to the beach to have a sit down on a sun lounger.

He was then hit with a “strong feeling” of sickness before slowly losing consciousness, Cretapost reports. 

His official cause of death is yet to be confirmed.

An autopsy is now due to take place in Crete.

The Sun has contacted the Foreign Office for comment.

It comes just weeks after another pensioner died on his sun lounger.

The 73-year-old Brit was reportedly found in Agia Paraskevi, Skiathos by horrified beachgoers.

A local doctor tried to revive the man for 40 minutes but was unable to do so.

In June, another Brit tourist died in Greece after he went swimming.

The 68-year-old holidaymaker was found dead after he lost consciousness in the water off the island of Rhodes, local media reported.

Officers from the Central Port Authority of Rhodes rushed the man to the Archangelos Health Centre.

He was sadly pronounced dead just hours later.