An unbelievable tragedy unfolded in Arvi, within the Municipality of Viannos in Crete, at midday on Saturday (1/6).
A 7-year-old boy, little Nikolas, died at sea, from drowning.
In accordance with the native web site viannitika.gr, little Nikolas went in after lunch to swim with a buddy. Sadly, one of many many massive waves appears to have swept him away, inflicting the unlucky youngster to lose consciousness and to be noticed (unknown how a lot) later within the harbor of the settlement by passers-by.
Frightened, the villagers rushed to the scene and fought laborious to carry him again with the assistance of a physician, to no avail, whereas an ambulance then arrived on the scene to choose up the kid.
A resident of Arvi describes: The entire village was on the seashore attempting to assist
The Greek iefimerida.gr contacted the resident of the village who was discovered on the scene, Nikos Kikakis, who described the dramatic moments skilled by Arvi in the final hours. “We’re all in shock. Occasions are very troublesome for his mother and father and for his little brother and for his classmates and for all of us right here in Arvi. The entire village was on the seashore attempting to assist. Nikolakis should have been at sea for a very long time. The residents noticed him unconscious within the sea and tried to assist him by pulling him out and giving him the kiss of life. They did Karpa. He had a pulse however couldn't breathe. A health care provider got here and with three different women they tried to revive Nikolas till the ambulance arrived. His coronary heart was beating and the defibrillator we have now on the seashore couldn't work. By the point he obtained into the ambulance it was in all probability too late. When he arrived in Vianno they knowledgeable us that he didn’t make it. The boy and his household have been dwelling within the village for a few years and are initially from Albania. Nikolas went to highschool right here. The village youngsters additionally come to the seashore alone however nobody is aware of what precisely occurred. The one factor sure is that the ocean had currents and uneven waves, that are very harmful. Sadly, Nikolas is not with us.”
A local weather of struggling in his village in Crete
Heavy mourning prevails in Arvi and within the wider local people, since little Nikolas, as reported by cretaone.gr, was a very charismatic youngster who was beloved by the entire village, as the identical medium notes.
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