A series of unfortunate circumstances may have contributed to the deaths of the Rashid brothers in Grenada.

Normally Concord Falls, scene of the double tragedy and one of the biggest tourist attractions on the island, would have been busy with visitors.

But like the UK, Grenada was enjoying a bank holiday on Monday. Locals and visitors alike relaxed on the beaches and the waterfall was deserted.

If the English visitors had arrived by taxi, the driver may have warned them that the pool was deep at the centre and not suitable for poor swimmers.

Guides are available for visitors to the falls but Umer and Burhan, together with Burhan's girlfriend Caprice Ashton, chose to explore the rainforest alone.

Normally, a shop run by local businessman Bentley Skeete, would have been open and, again, he might have alerted them to the potential danger or have been able to offer immediate help. But, possibly because of the bank holiday, his shop was deserted.

The pool was small. Even in the middle it was no more than 8-10ft to the side. But for a drowning man - and the man struggling to rescue him - it was an unbridgeable gap.

Edwin Frank, spokesman for the Grenada Tourism Board, said the waterfall and pool were on every tour guide agenda.

He said: "I have taken many groups there and swum in the pool myself. This is an unprecedented tragedy.

"The pool belongs to the people of Grenada and we are all very, very upset by the loss of what we understand was a gifted player and his younger brother."

It fell to coach Peter Moores to make the traumatic phone call to the brothers' father to tell them both his sons had died.

At first Mr Rashid thought it was a sick April Fool joke.

Mr Moores said the tone of utter despair in Mr Rashid's voice would live with him for the rest of his life.

Caprice was eventually able to phone the boys' mother but could barely speak without breaking down.