Great Barrier Reef: third fatality in a week as British tourist dies on dive

The man in his 60s is the third person to die on the reef this week, after two French tourists apparently had heart attacks on Wednesday

A British man has died while diving on the Great Barrier Reef, the third death in three days among visitors to Australia's popular natural tourist attraction.

The 60-year-old man was found without a breathing device during a tandem scuba dive at Agincourt reef, 100km north of Cairns, on Friday.