Brit tourist dies after being found unconscious 100ft underwater near Cyprus shipwreck

Brit tourist dies after being found unconscious 100ft underwater near Cyprus shipwreck Emergency services launched a search and rescue operation in Cyprus after a 61-year-old British diver was discovered unconscious near the Zenobia shipwreck in Larnaca Bay. A British tourist has died after being found unconscious while diving near a famous shipwreck off the coast of Cyprus. The 61-year-old man was recovered from the sea near the Zenobia shipwreck in Larnaca Bay on November 10, before being rushed to hospital. Cyprus's Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) confirmed that emergency services were alerted to an unconscious diver at around 10.10am local time. A search and rescue operation was immediately launched, with a speedboat from the Port and Maritime Police dispatched to the area alongside an ambulance. In a statement, the rescue centre said: "On November 10, 2026, at 10.10am, the Larnaca Joint Rescue Coordination Centre received information concerning an unconscious diver in the waters near the Zenobia shipwreck in Larnaca Bay." The emergency response was carried out under the country's special national search and rescue plan, known as Nearchos. The British man was brought aboard the police speedboat while unconscious before being handed over to ambulance crews. He was transported to Larnaca General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The circumstances surrounding how the man became unconscious have not been confirmed. The Mirror has contacted the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) for comment.