A BRIT tourist has died in front of his horrified wife after suddenly collapsing on holiday.

       The 65-year-old man from Yorkshire, was staying at a hotel in Argentina when he died of respiratory and heart failure, according to local reports.

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       A 65-year-old man died in front of his wife on holiday in Argentina

       He was staying at the Puesto Viejo Estancia ranch, a hotel and polo complex, around 30miles from Buenos Aires with his wife.

       InfoCanuelas reports that the man collapsed without warning at around 7am on Sunday before he tragically passed away a few minutes later.

       The Brit was then transferred to a nearby police station as the local authorities work to return his body back to the UK.

       An official told InfoCanuelas: "What we can say is that it was a natural death.

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       "On Sunday morning he decompensated and died. He was with his wife, who is a nurse, and who took charge of assisting him in the first instance."

       A FCDO spokesperson told The Sun: “We are supporting the family of a British man who died in Argentina and are in contact with the local authorities."

       The ranch is owned by British businessman Jeremy Clark Phillip Baker.