A British woman has drowned while snorkeling in the Maldives.
The unnamed 69-year-old died on Sunday during a holiday to the tropical island of Kuredu.
Chief Inspector Izmia Zahir, of the Maldives Police Service, said: "We received reports of a female tourist from the United Kingdom drowning.
"Police attended the hospital and found that the woman was a 69-year-old British woman who had been staying at Kuredu Island Resort and Spa.
"According to the resort, the incident took place while she was snorkelling."
At least six holidaymakers have already drowned so far this year in the Maldives where swimmers are warned to beware of strong currents.
A spokesman for Kuredu Island Resort and Spa said it would be inappropriate to comment at this time.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office added: “We are supporting the family of a British woman following her death in the Maldives.
“We keep our travel advice under constant review and make regular updates, to give British people the information they need to stay safe when travelling abroad.”
In 2012, British tourist Sharon Duvalis's body was found washed up in Kuredu, Maldives, the day before she and her husband Nick were due to return home.
Just weeks previously, two English honeymooners had been killed in a quad bike crash on the same island.
Jonathan and Emma Gray died in the horror smash on the paradise island of Kuredu just a week after they wed.
Emma, 25, and Jonathan, in his late 20s, flew to the resort, popular with honeymoon Brits, after their church wedding.
