HORRIFIED guests tried to save a British tourist whose lifeless body was found at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool in Cyprus – as the lifeguards were allegedly too far away to spot him.
The 21-year-old, who has not been named, was on holiday in Paphos with his parents when he was found unconscious in the pool at the King Evelthon Hotel in the Tombs of the Kings area.
The Brit was pulled out of the pool at 6pm on Tuesday and "frantic" lifeguards performed CPR on him – but not before guests desperately tried to revive him.
Another Brit who saw the drama unfold has slammed the guards – saying they were "poorly trained" and "panicked" when they saw the victim.
The witness, who did not wish to be named, was at the pool with his family – and sat directly between the lifeguard station and where the body was found.
He told The Sun Online: "One of the entertainers ran down the stairs screaming to the lifeguards.
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"She had to run past us to reach the lifeguards.
"That's when I saw the man being pulled out of the pool and someone performing CPR."
A photo provided by the witness shows the lifeguard station around 100m from where a horrified female guest first discovered the body.
The source added: "My wife has a medical background so I told her to run over as she is well trained.
"The entertainer told the lifeguards someone had just been pulled out of the pool.
"They looked flustered, they were slow, they were lacklustre, it was really really bad.
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"One of them ran back and grabbed the defibrillator and went over there. It is atrocious."
The lifeguards, who had previously been seen playing with their phones, were too far away to first spot the commotion – and panicked when they were called to action, the witness added.
He continued: "From where they sit they would not be able to see what's happening, it's a good 100m away.
"They were just two lads probably in their early 20s if that and they didn't seem geared up for the job."
Another holidaymaker who was at the hotel described the incident as "heartbreaking to watch".
She wrote in a Facebook post: "It really was heartbreaking to watch.
"They were working on him for ages but didn't get anywhere.
"The poor woman that found him is in a right state bless her."
The victim was rushed to Paphos General Hospital where he died in intensive care at 8pm.
Police are currently investigating the incident and an autopsy is set to be carried out to determine the cause of death.
Cops have ruled out the possibility of any criminal activity.
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A Foreign Office spokesperson said: “We are providing consular support to the family of a British national who has died in Cyprus.”
The Sun Online has reached out to the King Evelthon Hotel for comment.
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