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Greek Beach Fight Over Sunlounger Leaves 82-Year-Old Dead

Greek Beach Fight Over Sunlounger Leaves 82-Year-Old Dead
82-Year-Old Dies After Beach Fight With Another Elderly Man In Greece, Cardiac Arrest Suspected · news18.com

An 82-year-old man went to a Greek beach with his wife on Sunday morning.

He was looking for a sunlounger, but there were not enough available.

He argued with a 76-year-old man he did not know.

The argument reportedly turned into a physical fight.

Other people may also have joined the altercation.

The older man became seriously ill and may have had a cardiac arrest.

He was taken to a hospital but died around 11 a.m.

Police detained one man and questioned others.

Doctors will perform an examination to determine the exact cause of death.

Key facts

Victim
An 82-year-old man who had visited the beach with his wife
Other main participant
A 76-year-old man whom the victim reportedly did not know
Location
A beach in Vouliagmeni, on the Athenian Riviera
Suspected medical event
Cardiac arrest during the altercation
Time of death
Around 11 a.m. after hospitalization
Investigation
A postmortem examination was ordered to establish the exact cause of death
Police action
The 76-year-old man was detained; a 21-year-old woman was initially arrested

Quotes

An unnamed source

A source commenting on the authorities’ inquiry

“In Greece disagreement is expressed vocally, with a lot of screaming and shouting, not in fistfights like this – especially between two elderly men. I think that’s why it is so shocking.”
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“It seems that people who were with [the assailant] also participated”
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