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Spetses: The death of the 44 year old English sailor was due to drowning and not to a criminal act

The prosecution allowed his friends, who were members of two sailing boats, to leave the island

Newsroom July 1 06:14

Following an order from the Piraeus Prosecutor’s Office, the Spetses of the six crew members, three of them on the sailing vessel Whisper, which belonged to the unfortunate 44-year-old Englishman, who was found dead at sea last Friday, and the other three on the boatStileto, who were all a group.

According to reports, the cause of death of the Englishman is attributed to accidental drowning rather than foul play after the forensic examination. T.V.’s brother was also found on the island today.

The unfortunate man had been found floating in the sea next to the Chaldari pier in Palios Port. He suffered a blow to the left side of his head. He was participating in the Spetses classic Regatta. The night before he had gone with his friends to a bar. He did not follow them back to the hotel and was found dead the next day.

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