Genoa, 25 Aug. (LaPresse) – Investigators are looking into the possibility that the lifeguard who carried out the rescue may have suffered a sudden illness, leading to a double tragedy on the Andora coast this morning in the Savona area. During a rescue operation to assist a couple in distress off the stretch of coast opposite Sacra Famiglia beach, a lifeguard and a swimmer died. The swimmer, L.F., was a 66-year-old man from Cuneo. The lifeguard on duty at the beach, F.V., was 62 years old and had just managed to bring the wife of the deceased man to safety. Investigations are underway to clarify the circumstances.
Savona: two drowned in Andora; lifeguard may have suffered a sudden illness
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Genoa, 25 Aug. (LaPresse) – Investigators are looking into the possibility that the lifeguard who carried out the rescue may have suffered a sudden illness, leading to a double tragedy on the Andora coast this morning in the Savona area. During a rescue operation to assist a couple in distress off the stretch of coast opposite Sacra Famiglia beach, a lifeguard and a swimmer died. The swimmer, L.F., was a 66-year-old man from Cuneo. The lifeguard on duty at the beach, F.V., was 62 years old and had just managed to bring the wife of the deceased man to safety. Investigations are underway to clarify the circumstances.
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