Grandfather attempted to save his grandchild who had been swept away by waves on a beach in Skala Avdira, in Xanthi, but failed to drown.
More specifically, according to xanthinea.gr, the 71-year-old man who drowned was of Bulgarian origin. The tragic incident occurred at about 19:00 on Wednesday afternoon, the local site noted, when the grandfather and grandson, who were renting a house in the area, were on the beach.
How the accident happened
The child, according to the same publication, was in the sea with a white inflatable mattress, but was swept away by currents and wind, causing him to drift away.
There was immediate mobilization to save the child and two men using canoes approached the child and managed to get him out safe and unharmed. At the same time the grandfather of the little child, seeing his grandchild running away, ran into the sea to try to save him.
However, it seems that his strength gave out and he died in the sea. Bathers carried him ashore and alerted the ambulance. Until the ambulance arrived, two volunteers performed CPR on him, but it was not possible to save him.
His body was taken for an autopsy, while the circumstances under which the death occurred are being investigated.
The announcement of the Coast Guard
"Unconscious, 71-year-old foreigner was recovered in the afternoon hours yesterday from the sea area of the beach of Skala Avdira beach in Xanthi.
The 71 year old was initially given first aid, and then transported by ambulance vehicle of the ambulance to the General Hospital of Xanthi, where he was found dead.
Preliminary investigation is carried out by the Porto Lagos Port Authority.
Source: in.gr
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