British tourist dies after being found unconscious 100ft below the surface during Cyprus shipwreck dive

Do YOU have information about what happened? Email sabrina.penty@dailymail.co.uk Published: 06:23 EST, 11 November 2026 | Updated: 06:37 EST, 11 November 2026 A British tourist has died after being found unconscious underwater while on a diving expedition to a shipwreck site off the coast of Cyprus.The 61-year-old was found on Tuesday morning by emergency services near the Zenobia shipwreck in Larnaca Bay after receiving reports of an unconscious person.He was transported on a police speedboat to shore, where he was picked up by an ambulance and taken to the local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The Brit is understood to have been diving with a group and was found unconscious by his instructor at a depth of 100ft, local news outlet Philenews reports.The MS Zenobia is a Swedish-built ferry that capsized and sank off the coast of Larnaca in 1980 and rests at depths of between 50ft and 140ft. It is considered to be one of the world's most popular wreck diving sites and attracts up to 45,000 divers a year. It is not the first time a diver has died at the site. Earlier this year, a diving instructor died while taking two trainees to the shipwreck. The Daily Mail has approached the Foreign Office for comment. The British diver was found unsconscious while on an expedition to the Zenovia shipwreck site in Larnaca Bay. (File image of the Zenobia ship wreck)The Brit's death comes as it emerged today that a British woman died while snorkelling in the Maldives during a trip for her 30th wedding anniversary. Pamela Davies, 57, was enjoying her dream holiday with her husband, Martin Davies, when disaster struck.The pair were snorkelling and swimming with turtles off the coast when she died. The exact circumstances of the incident are unknown.Her devastated husband shared an emotional tribute to his late wife a week after the disaster, calling her 'the most wonderful wife any man could ask for', adding that she would always be the 'love of his life'.Explaining what happened in a Facebook post, he continued: 'We had been snorkelling together off the beach in front of the hotel in perfect conditions – no waves, swell, wind or anything that would make you think that it was anything other than idyllic.'Pam had always wanted to swim with turtles, and that is what she was doing when tragedy struck less than a stone's throw from the beach.'Martin continued by thanking those who had offered their support to him and their two sons, Lloyd and Morgan.'Thank you for the love and support – my front door is open,' he added.Pamela's son Lloyd also shared a tribute online, writing: 'Mum, I don't know how to write this or how to process any of it, I haven't got the words right now, and I'm not sure I ever will. All I know is I will love you and miss you for the rest of my life.'Pamela was from Tenby, Wales, and was described by the Tenby Observer, where she previously worked, as 'a cherished member' of its advertising department.The paper said she was well known in the local community for organising and taking part in numerous agricultural and equestrian events around Tenby.