While on board a boat with four other people, he was hit by a sail mast and fell into the water, only to be sucked into the engine's propeller.
The victim of the tragedy, which occurred at sea off the coast of Ancona, was a 62-year-old man living in Ancona : his injuries were fatal, and his son's attempts to provide first aid were unsuccessful.
After the accident, the port authority was alerted and the vessel was located and set sail for the port of Ancona. Unfortunately, the man, born in 1963, was not harmed.
Two ambulances from the Ancona Yellow Cross, one from the Ancona Red Cross committee, and a medical car were on site.
This is the second death at sea in a few hours in the province of Ancona: yesterday afternoon, a 23-year-old woman from Monza also died, drowning while bathing in Sirolo (Ancona) near the Lavi beach.
(Unioneonline/vl)
