Incidents30.05.2023 - 14:12

Russian national and special services killed in Italy due to shipwreck

Anna Bozhkova, a 50-year-old Russian national died in a motorboat wreck on Italian Lake Lago Maggiore on May 28.

Фото: from open sources

According to the online newspaper VareseNews, the woman was the wife of the captain of the capsized yacht. According to preliminary information, the tragedy took place in the evening in the waters of Lake Lago Maggiore, near the village of Lizanza.

On board there were 25 people, including a group of tourists celebrating the birthday of an acquaintance. Most of the passengers managed to escape and reach the shore.

Three other victims of the shipwreck were found: a 53-year-old Israeli special services agent and two employees of the Italian secret services, a man and a woman of 62 and 53 years. It is noteworthy that the bodies of the latter were found at a depth of 15 meters by rescue divers.

The city prosecutor's office of Busto Arsizio initiated an investigation into all the circumstances of the incident.

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