[ad_1]
Two people have been arrested after two British teenagers died and a third was left fighting for his life after a terrible parasailing accident in Greece.
A 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl died when they fell from an “extremely high” altitude onto coastal rocks.
3
3
Another boy, also 15 years old, was in critical condition.
The three, believed to be from the same family, were being towed by a speedboat off Rodas when the rope attached to his parachute broke in high winds near the Lindos complex.
Two were pronounced dead, while the second child is said to be in critical condition in hospital.
Local media reported that Greek police arrested the owner of the watersports business and the captain of the speedboat.
Do you know more about the accident? Email [email protected] or call 020 7782 4100
“They were ordered to appear before a prosecutor,” a police source told Sun Online.
The couple are believed to be questioned by the state attorney, who may well press charges Thursday.
A source said: “It was a horrible accident. Three of them were in the sky at an extremely high altitude, around 400 to 500 feet, when the rope attached to their parachute and the speedboat broke.
“It was clearly not strong enough to pull all three at the same time.
“Strong winds carried them through the sky and moments later they crashed into a cliff on the beach.
“They were all parasailing at the same time, but it is illegal for three to do it at the same time.”
The Greek coast guard confirmed that two were found dead on the rocks near Cape Gina.
It was a terrible accident. Three of them were all in the sky at an extremely high altitude, around 400 to 500 feet, when the rope attached to their parachute and the speedboat broke.
A fountain
The other boy was rushed to hospital after firefighters found him nearby and was reportedly placed in a medically induced coma after sustaining multiple injuries.
The family of the three young men is on vacation in the Pefki area, according to the Greek news website Ektaktanea.gr.
Greek media suggested that the owner violated watersports regulations that prohibit three people, or more, from being towed by a boat at any one time.
Hurricane force winds have also been blamed for the tragedy, raising questions about whether young Britons should have been allowed to parasail in such stormy weather.
Strong winds had caused the group to move towards the rocks, Greek media reported.
A spokesman for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: “We are supporting the family of two Britons after their death in Rhodes and we are in contact with the Greek authorities.”
JANE MOORE
Children are not stupid! If a ‘student’ is bald and 40 years old, he is not a boy
Jingle Hells
Policemen will enter houses and break up Christmas family gatherings, warns police chief
CLAUS NO LAW
Christmas killjoys told to stand down with police willing to break up family reunions
DOOMSDAY WARNING
85,000 dead in the second wave of Covid, warns a SAGE doc loaded with fatality
HOME ‘SCAM’
Labor MP and Jeremy Corbyn ally charged with housing fraud by city hall floor
HAVE A TREATMENT
Trick-or-treating MAY take place this Halloween, but kids face additional rules
A tourist who saw the glider lying against the rocks after the accident said: “The fire trucks came to the scene, but they couldn’t actually get close to the accident due to the lack of roads around the hillside.”
Sources said the captain and co-captain of the speedboat were being questioned by police last night.
And the Greek businessman who runs the parasailing company is also being questioned.
3
[ad_2]
