The family of a British woman who died in a swimming pool at a hotel in Crete have defended members of hotel staff who were arrested.

Three people were arrested after a British woman, 78, was found dead in a pool at her hotel in Crete - she fell ill while cooling off at the hotel in Hersonissos

A British woman who died in a hotel swimming pool in Crete has been named as Margaret Winifred Davies. The 78-year-old tourist was staying at the five-star Knossos Royal hotel in the town of Hersonissos when she lost consciousness.