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Two British tourists found dead at hotel in Morocco
Two British tourists were found dead in a hotel room in Agadir, a coastal city in southwestern Morocco.
Two other holidaymakers from the same hotel were reportedly taken to hospital in critical condition.
Police and forensic teams examined the room, but the hotel’s name and the dead tourists’ identities have not been released.
An investigation is under way, and an autopsy has been ordered to establish the cause of death.
The UK Foreign Office said it is supporting the families and is in contact with local authorities.
Another British tourist was found dead in an Agadir hotel in October, though the circumstances of that case do not establish what happened here.
The investigation and autopsy are expected to help clarify the deaths.
Two British tourists were found dead in a hotel room in Agadir, Morocco.
Police and forensic teams examined the room, and an autopsy was ordered to determine the cause of death.
Two other holidaymakers from the same hotel were reportedly taken to hospital in critical condition.
The hotel’s name and the identities of the two people who died had not been disclosed.
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said it was supporting the families and contacting local authorities.
- Who
- Two British tourists were found dead. Two other holidaymakers were reportedly taken to hospital.
- What
- The tourists were found dead in a hotel room, and an investigation was launched.
- When
- Monday morning. The article was published on 8 November 2026.
- Where
- A luxury resort in Agadir, southwestern Morocco.
- Why
- The cause of death was not stated; an autopsy was ordered to determine it.
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Clare Mitchell, another British tourist, was found dead in her hotel room in Agadir.
The bodies of two British tourists were discovered in a hotel room in Agadir.
Police and forensic teams examined the room, and an autopsy was ordered.
- Deaths
- Two British tourists
- Location
- Agadir, southwestern Morocco
- Other hospitalisations
- Two holidaymakers reportedly in critical condition
- Investigation
- Police and forensic teams examined the hotel room
- Cause of death
- An autopsy was ordered; cause not stated
- Earlier death in Agadir
- Clare Mitchell was found dead on October 9
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What people are saying
We are aware of the deaths of two British nationals in Morocco.
We are supporting their families and are in contact with the local authorities.