The shock was caused by the death of two Irish students who came to the island of Ios for the holidays. The possibility that the youths may have consumed adulterated drinks is being investigated by the Greek police.
Two Irish schoolchildren killed at the weekend, during the holidays on the island of Ios in the Cyclades group in the central Aegean. They finished school this year, after which, together with other classmates, they went to Ios for the summer holidays. Both teenagers were 18 years old. The two deaths occurred in separate incidents, Greek media reported, citing police officials.
The parents of Andrew O’Donnell and Max Wall rushed to the Greek island to see the bodies of the two young men at the Ios Medical Center, to be transported to Piraeus for an autopsy by the forensic service.
It is worth noting that two Irish police officers are also assisting in the investigation, who will liaise with Irish officials and the families of the students. The bodies of the two unfortunate boys will then be repatriated for burial.
Their classmates leave Ios. According to British media, about 1,000 Irish people live on the island these days, who, after the tragedy with two students, want to return home. “South Dublin is a small community, all schools know each other, they are friends, there are friends and relatives who are shocked. It is a small community. When something like this happens, hysteria and fear sets in. Our parents call. Everyone is shocked, especially the children who were with Andrew and Max. They want to go home and they will be back within 48 hours,” one of the teachers told the British publication Daily Mail.
Two Irish schoolchildren killed at the weekend, during the holidays on the island of Ios in the Cyclades group in the central Aegean. They finished school this year, after which, together with other classmates, they went to Ios for the summer holidays. Both teenagers were 18 years old. The two deaths occurred in separate incidents, Greek media reported, citing police officials.
Schoolchildren from Ireland, 71 people in total, began drinking large amounts of alcohol as early as Saturday at noon and partyed until early Sunday morning, according to a local publication. cyclades24.gr.
Max Wall’s body was found by police at around 9:20 am local time on Sunday, on rocks in a field outside Chora, the island’s main town. Traces of a fall were found on the body. Earlier that morning, when his friends returned to the hotel and did not find Max, they reported him missing. At some point, Max allegedly started walking towards a nearby hotel and reportedly tripped and fell off a cliff.
Andrew O’Donnell was found unconscious near the island’s port around 2 pm, also on Sunday. An ambulance arrived at the scene and quickly took him to a local hospital. Upon arrival, he was presumed dead. According to some reports, he suffered from chronic heart failure.
The students were reportedly part of a large group from Ballsbridge High School who were celebrating the completion of the Abitur exams, the Irish equivalent of the A-level exams.
The Irish this year are catastrophically unlucky in Greece. This is the third death of Irish young people in the country in the past two weeks. At the end of June, a 22-year-old Irishman who came to Greece for work in the summer drowned in the pool after a huge booze in a club on the island of Zakynthos. And last week a young Irish woman was raped on the island of Rhodes.
Schoolchildren from Ireland, 71 people in total, began drinking large amounts of alcohol as early as Saturday at noon and partyed until early Sunday morning, according to a local publication. cyclades24.gr.
Max Wall’s body was found by police at around 9:20 am local time on Sunday, on rocks in a field outside Chora, the island’s main town. Traces of a fall were found on the body. Earlier that morning, when his friends returned to the hotel and did not find Max, they reported him missing. At some point, Max allegedly started walking towards a nearby hotel and reportedly tripped and fell off a cliff.
Andrew O’Donnell was found unconscious near the island’s port around 2 pm, also on Sunday. An ambulance arrived at the scene and quickly took him to a local hospital. Upon arrival, he was presumed dead. According to some reports, he suffered from chronic heart failure.
The students were reportedly part of a large group from Ballsbridge High School who were celebrating the completion of the Abitur exams, the Irish equivalent of the A-level exams.
The Irish this year are catastrophically unlucky in Greece. This is the third death of Irish young people in the country in the past two weeks. At the end of June, a 22-year-old Irishman who came to Greece for work in the summer drowned in the pool after a huge booze in a club on the island of Zakynthos. And last week a young Irish woman was raped on the island of Rhodes.
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