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Greece: two Britons aged 13 and 15 killed in parasailing accident

2020-10-28T17:59:59.246Z


These two teenagers, aged 13 and 15, died on Wednesday on the island of Rhodes, in the south-eastern Aegean Sea.


The teenagers were being pulled by a boat when the rope broke.

Two young Britons aged 13 and 15 were killed Wednesday in a parasailing accident on the Greek island of Rhodes, southeast of the Aegean Sea, we learned from the Greek coast guard.

A third teenager, also British, was seriously injured and is believed to be between life and death, according to local media.

"A 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old young man were found dead on rocks near the town of Lindos in Rhodes," said an official with the press office of the Coast Guard.

The victims were blown by the wind

At the same location, the coast guard and firefighters who participated in the rescue operation found a seriously injured 15-year-old.

He was transferred to the hospital in Rhodes, capital of the city, where he was operated, according to the same source.

The three young people were on the parachute towed by a boat, the rope of which broke.

The victims, driven by the wind, fell on rocks.

The authorities have opened an investigation to establish the causes of the accident.

The captain and co-captain of the towing boat are currently being questioned by the authorities of the island, according to the services of the coast guard.

Source: leparis

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