Victim Adriano Albertin, a pensioner who lived in the Paduan area: the man felt ill as soon as he sat on the shore of the Baita at the Lake of Castelfranco Veneto
Seventy-five years old, he feels bad during the diving course , rises to the surface on the recommendation of the instructor who helps him and, having reached the shore, he collapses to the ground and dies. Tragedy around 1pm on Sunday at the Baita al Lago di Castelfranco Veneto , the artificial lake frequented by several divers. Adriano Albertin , a Paduan retired person from Selvazzano Dentro (Padua), lost his life .
The rescue
The first to try to revive him was his instructor, who gave him heart massage, then tried defibrillators , taken from the nearby restaurant, the Baita, where his wife would be waiting for him. For even hasten the lifeguard and a nurse present . The call to the Suem 118 operations center was just as timely: an ambulance and the helicopter that took off from Treviso were hijacked. But nothing, Albertin's heart has not returned to beating despite the prolonged attempts . And in fact, the paramedics of Suem 118, who landed at the lake, later ascertained his death.
Six meters deep
The Paduan had arrived early in the morning in Castelfranco with his group, seven students and three instructors who would have planned a dive at five or six meters , relying on the good conditions of the water. They had also already booked lunch at the Baita and someone in the same room had drunk the coffee before putting on a wetsuit and jacket but not Albertin, who had only asked to use the bathroom, as if he was not already well . As far as is known, the retiree had already dived in the swimming pool of Montegrotto Terme Y-40, the deepest in Italy . A misfortune on which the carabinieri who intervened will investigate and which also on the basis of the testimonies collected will forward a report to the public prosecutor on duty in Treviso.
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