A British tourist has drowned in Italy’s Lake Como after being dragged away from his boat by strong currents.
The Brit, 22, and his girlfriend, 19, were on a romantic boat trip around four miles away from their hotel in Tremezzina.In a bid to combat Italy’s oppressive summer heat, the pair opted to take a dip in Lake Como’s waters.But sudden high winds quickly swept their rented boat away leaving them stranded and a considerable distance from the shore.Italian publication Corriere della Sera reports the 19-year-old woman was brought to shore in shock but unharmed” by a passing vessel.
The 22-year-old’s body was discovered by the Guardia di Finanza helicopter “without any signs of life, floating in the search area” at 7pm that same day.This comes just days after Spanish police confirmed human remains found on the Spanish island of Tenerife belonged to missing British teenager Jay Slater.The discovery came following a month-long search across remote terrain.
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