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French tourists held in Greece after deadly boat accident
ATHENS, Aug 10, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A group of French tourists were held in
Greece for questioning Saturday after a boat accident left two dead and
another person seriously injured, the coastguard said.
The group of ten, including five minors, were on a 10-metre speedboat that
allegedly rammed a smaller wooden vessel on Friday evening near the
Peloponnese resort of Porto Heli, 170 kilometres (105 miles) southeast of
Athens, a coastguard spokeswoman told AFP.
“We are seeking the person who was driving the speedboat, according to
early testimony it’s a man from France or Belgium,” the press office said.
The collision killed two Greek men on board the wooden vessel — reportedly
a fishing boat — and left a Greek woman seriously injured.
The French nationals were taken to Porto Heli for questioning, and will
appear before a prosecutor by Monday.
They were arrested after helping to bring the injured woman and one of the
bodies to shore, the coastguard officer said.
BSS/AFP/SSS/1254 hrs