Another Lake Garda fatality - Italy

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Gardone Riviera, fell ill while diving: he died under the age of 55​

After helping him to reach the shore and hauling him out of the water onto the beach in front, the companions called 112. In the evening the tragic ending.

Gardone Riviera (Brescia), 22 October 2022 - He feels bad while diving and dies a few hours after being hospitalized . He happened to a fifty-five-year-old diver from Campania, today engaged in an exercise with some friends in the Garda waters in front of Gardone. According to what was learned shortly after 15, the man fell ill . The people with him, starting with the instructor, realized he was in trouble and helped him get back to the beach quickly. Then they raised the alarm by calling 112. The helicopter rescue landed on the spot. The diver was accompanied in red code to the Civil, where he unfortunately died a few hours after hospitalization. The carabinieri of the Compagnia di Salò and the Coast Guard were also alerted.
 
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