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Sestola’s Marchioni Family Suffers Fatal Drowning and Suicide

The Comune di Sestola has proclaimed official mourning, suspending all events in the town and the Cimone tourist area.

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Overview

  • Fabio Marchioni, 36, died on July 8 after diving into the Cascate del torrente Dardagna and striking his head on submerged rocks.
  • Carabinieri have ruled out external involvement in his death and are classifying it as an accidental drowning.
  • Aurelio Marchioni’s body was found near a bridge in Fanano early on July 9, with investigators treating it as a grief-related suicide.
  • Years earlier, the family had suffered the premature loss of a daughter, marking a third major tragedy for the Marchionis in recent years.
  • Hotel del Corso was founded by Fabio’s grandparents as a mule herders’ osteria and remains central to Sestola’s tourism industry.