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75-Year-Old British Tourist Dies After Drowning Off Kefalonia During Boat Trip

A Fiskardo Port Station investigation is under way with autopsy results awaited.

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Overview

  • The tourist jumped into the water off Ammoudi Beach during a boat tour and was pulled aboard unconscious before being pronounced dead at the Sami Health Center.
  • Fiskardo Port Station has opened a formal inquiry and ordered an autopsy to establish whether a sudden health issue, environmental factors or other causes led to his death.
  • The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is providing consular assistance to the bereaved family and remains in contact with Greek authorities.
  • This incident marks the fifth sudden death of a British holidaymaker in Greek resort areas since June, following cases in Rhodes, Skiathos, Corfu and Crete.
  • Emergency responders from the Hellenic National Center of Emergency Care attended the scene and performed resuscitation efforts, but growing fatalities have intensified scrutiny of beach safety measures.