"A generous volunteer": A packed church in Villasimius for Luca Rivera's funeral.

The funeral of real estate entrepreneur Luca Rivera, who was the victim of a tragic motorcycle accident yesterday morning between Porto Sa Ruxi and Capo Boi , took place today in a packed church in Villasimius. Concelebrating the service were parish priest Don Gianni Soro and a Piedmontese priest, Don Gabriele Semino, a friend of Luca's who also came to Sardinia from Piedmont several years ago.

Thus, memories reverberated, moments spent together, even in the sea of Cavoli Island, which highlighted Luca Rivera's love for Villasimius, for its sea, and his extraordinary sense of volunteerism . He was the manager of the "South East Coast" Volunteer Rescue Team, which operates with 118: they were the first to respond to the accident site . He was married to Simona Vargiolu, also a tourism entrepreneur, from Castiadas, Sardinia. He had time to run the Agency and time to volunteer.

Mayor Luca Dessì called him "a gentleman." Giorgio Panzeri, a longtime former doctor from Villasimius and now president of the "Costa Sud Est" association, said Luca was "a simply generous man." A large crowd attended the funeral, which was held in an atmosphere of deep emotion .