MYSTERY surrounds the death of a British woman who was found dead on a walking trail on a popular Greek island.

The body of the 73-year-old tourist was found in a mountainous area in Kefalonia.

Greek cops were looking for the woman's husband, also a Brit but they were unable to locate him.

The 71-year-old turned up at the local police station this morning where he gave a statement, inkefalonia reports.

The pair were staying at a hotel in the coastal town of Sami.

The woman's body has been sent for a forensic examination in Patras.

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The Kefalonia Police Department has launched an investigation into the woman's death.

Another British tourist was found dead in Greece last month while his terrified wife frantically called for help.

The 65-year-old died in the village of Horto in Pelion in northern Greece where the couple had gone for a holiday.

According to local media, the man was found dead in bed by his wife who frantically called for help.

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And a Brit holidaymaker was pulled unconscious from the water on a Greek beach in June.

The 64-year-old man was pulled out of the sea by other tourists at the beach of ​​Alykanas in Zante.

The man was taken to the Zakynthos General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

According to ERT Zakynthos, there was no lifeguard at the beach at the time of the incident.

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