A large-scale search operation continues in Sounio to find two missing swimmers – a 46-year-old man and a 62-year-old woman.
According to the Coast Guard, they swam in the Legraine Beach area on Sunday afternoon, but did not return to shore. The rescue operation involved a private diver, a Navy helicopter, numerous volunteers and two Coast Guard vessels. newsbeast.gr.
As our publication reported, as of the end of June, more than 60 people drowned in Greece this summer, most of the victims are elderly bathers. The tragic data was published by the Association of Rescue Schools, emphasizing that vacationers aged 60+ are at risk of death from drowning.
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