A 63-year-old from Foggia , Franco Carlucci, died yesterday morning while kitesurfing in the body of water in front of a tourist village in Vieste , in the Foggia area.

According to what has been learned, the man was on the Gargano with friends and was busy practicing sports when he fell into the sea and was probably strangled by the kite cable .

Help was immediately provided by the friends who were with him. The police and the 118 health workers were also on site and tried to resuscitate him, but there was nothing more that could be done for the man.

The sea yesterday morning on the Gargano was very rough.

Investigations are underway to clarify the dynamics of the tragedy .

(Unioneonline/vl)

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