A tragic accident occurred off the holiday island of Ibiza.
A man whose rubber dinghy was run over lost his life and was beheaded.
Ibiza - The Balearic island of Ibiza is actually known for its vibrant nightlife.
The numerous clubs and bars make it - in addition to the beautiful beaches - a popular holiday destination.
On Tuesday evening (August 17th), the otherwise exuberant mood was likely to have been clouded by a tragic accident.
Ibiza / Spain: tragic boat accident - man is beheaded
As the Spanish sea rescue service announced on Wednesday (August 18), a man was killed when a ferry ran over his rubber dinghy as it entered the port of Ibiza at night.
The accident occurred on Tuesday at around 11.35 p.m.
The victim, a 46-year-old Spaniard, was beheaded, the Spanish sea rescue service said.
The second occupant (46) of the inflatable boat, which was completely destroyed in the accident, was able to save himself by jumping into the water.
A little later, he was recovered slightly injured and taken to a hospital.
The regional
newspaper Diario de Ibiza
, citing the Guardia Civil, reports that the head of the deceased was searched by divers from the police unit in the water on Wednesday.
Tragic accident off Ibiza: cause of accident not clarified - inflatable boat probably overlooked
The cause of the accident was not initially clear.
However, the media in Spain quoted a spokesman for the authorities with the assumption that the approximately eight-meter-long rubber dinghy was probably overlooked from the ferry.
Accordingly, it apparently did not have the position lights required at night.
The ferry of the company Baleària was en route between the islands of Formentera and Ibiza.
Like Mallorca and Menorca, they belong to the Balearic Islands.
The Baleària company said it regretted the accident and said it was working closely with the authorities to investigate the cause of the tragedy.
The 132 passengers and ten crew members of the ferry were unharmed, it said.
(ph / dpa)
