The fury of the waves was frightening on the coast of Is Arenas. And the first Sunday in July turned into a tragedy: a sixty-year-old man died trying to save his partner's son, an 11-year-old boy, from the stormy sea. A heroic gesture that cost the life of Carlo Luglié, a 59-year-old from Oristano, a professor at the University of Cagliari. The boy who was rescued and accompanied to the hospital for further tests is out of danger.

The tragedy

Strong mistral and very agitated waters, but there was someone on the shore who ventured a few dives despite the very high waves (even over four meters). Around 6 pm the boy finds himself in difficulty, unable to return to shore. Carlo Luglié dives in to try to help him: he reaches him, but the current is very strong and the waves give no respite. The alarm goes off, the rescue services and the harbor master's office are alerted from the beach. The patrol boat arrives in a few minutes. The two are brought to shore and entrusted to the care of 118: Luglié's conditions immediately seem serious, they try to revive him, then a fatal illness presumably due to the enormous effort against the waves.

The emotion

Lugliè was well known in Oristano where for years he had taught at the De Castro classical high school and in Cuglieri, his family's town of origin. He had been teaching for years at the University of Cagliari, in the Department of Humanities, Languages and Cultural Heritage. Person known in the cultural panorama of the island, in particular for his skills in archeology.

The risks

Yesterday's tragedy confirms the great danger of the sea of Is Arenas, where the lifeguard service has not yet started (as in the rest of the Oristano coast).

The condolences