Fatal illness on the rocks: a 66-year-old from Cuglieri dies
The man was picking up limpets, but he felt sick when he fell into the water. The alarm raised by a nephew and a friend. Help was useless
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Tragedy in Santa Caterina di Pittunuri, in the Oristano area .
A 66-year-old man died after being struck by a sudden illness while he was collecting limpets on the rocks, during an outing on a rubber dinghy near Capo Nieddu with his nephew and a friend.
After feeling ill, the man - Felice Beltrano, a retired resident of Cuglieri - ended up in the sea.
The alarm was raised by his nephew and his friend, who, while the pensioner was on the rocks, were engaged in a dive.
Once they surfaced , they saw the 66-year-old's body floating and immediately took him aboard the dinghy, trying to revive him.
The 118 helicopter rescue service arrived on the spot.
Doctors also attempted life-saving procedures on the beach of Santa Caterina, but unfortunately there was nothing for the pensioner to do .
(Unioneonline / lf)
