Tourist drowns off Ayia Napa

A 31-year-old tourist from Russia drowned off the coast of Ayia Napa on Wednesday afternoon, police said.

The man had been in Cyprus on holidays and his friend had spotted him floating unconscious in the water.

He dragged him out and called police at around 6:15pm.

An ambulance arrived to the scene which took the tourist to the general hospital to confirm his death by drowning.

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