Rhodes parasailing accident: Two teenagers killed, third in hospital
British teen cousins are killed in parasailing accident in Rhodes: Boy, 13, and girl, 15, fall 400ft onto rocks when parachute rope snaps – as boy’s brother fights for life in hospital
- The cousins aged 15, and one aged 13, were holidaying in Rhodes, Greece
- Three teens were hanging onto a parachute pulled by a boat but the rope broke
- The wind is then believed to have carried them onto rocks, Greek media reports
Two British teenagers have died and a third is fighting for his life after their parachute rope snapped in a parasailing accident in Greece.
The two cousins, a 13-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl, were holidaying in Rhodes with the boy’s brother when the rope snapped in high winds, causing them to fall from an ‘extreme’ height.
The two fatally-injured youngsters ‘were found dead on the rocks near the city of Lindos in Rhodes,’ the Greek coastguard announced.
The third boy, 15, suffered multiple injuries and is in a coma on a critical care ward, while the captain of the boat they were sailing behind has been arrested.
The teenagers, two aged 15, and another, aged 13, were holidaying in Rhodes, Greece , when the incident occurred causing them to fall from an ‘extreme’ height
The three adolescents were hanging onto a parachute pulled by a boat but the rope broke and the wind carried them into the rocks, Greek media reported.
The two teenagers were killed when they were swept away by the waves and fell on a rocky spot at Cape Gina.
An investigation is ongoing but eyewitness accounts the teenagers had fallen onto the craggy rocks from an altitude of about 400ft.
The usual safety limit on most Greek islands is 300ft.
One of the two brothers and his female cousin were declared dead at the State Hospital of Rhodes.
The other brother was transported to the hospital, placed into a medically-induced coma and treated in the hospital’s critical care unit, for multiple injuries.
The two teenagers were found on the rocks near the city of Lindos in Rhodes, Greece
A Coast Guard boat and a fire brigade rushed to the scene.
Τhe siblings and their cousin had arrived to the island with their family a few days ago and were staying in Pefki resort.
Authorities have opened a probe into the causes of the accident.
The boat’s captain and co-captain are held in custody by the Coast Guard in Rhodes pending their prosecution.
