Egyptian man drowns after diving into water for phone
A 27-year-old Egyptian man who died during a boat trip off Lady’s Mile beach on August 15 drowned after reportedly diving into the sea to retrieve his mobile phone, while ...
Mother drowns in Larnaca as two daughters remain in hospital
A 35-year-old woman died last night, with her two daughters remaining in hospital after the three struggled in rough seas at CTO beach in Larnaca.
The woman and her daughters, ...
Israeli tourist drowns while swimming off Limassol
A 34-year-old Israeli tourist has died after drowning while swimming off the coast of Limassol, police said on Wednesday.
At around 3.30pm on Tuesday police were informed of an unconscious ...
Drowning deaths in Cyprus prompt renewed safety push
Thirty-three people died from drowning in Cyprus during 2025, with authorities warning that prevention measures remain necessary.
Marking world drowning prevention day (July 25), the health ministry presented the figures on Friday.
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Two women drown in Oroklini
Two young Somali women lost their lives on Thursday afternoon after going for a swim in Oroklini area, Larnaca district.
A search and rescue operation failed to get to the ...
Cyprus has third lowest number of deaths by drowning
Cyprus is among the three EU countries with the lowest recorded number of deaths by drowning in 2022, Eurostat said on Tuesday.
With summer in full swing, “swimming pools and beaches ...
British woman found dead in sea near Lapithos
A 72-year-old British woman was found dead in the sea near the Kyrenia district town of Lapithos, the Turkish Cypriot police announced on Tuesday.
The woman, named as Pauline Ann ...
78 drown after boat capsizes in Congo’s Lake Kivu, provincial governor says
At least 78 people drowned when a boat carrying 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, a provincial governor said.
Relatives sobbed on shore as ...
Drownings in 2021 rose in EU, dropped in Cyprus
Drownings in the EU rose in 2021 compared to 2020, with Cyprus being among three countries to record a decrease, from 14 to nine, according to data published by Eurostat.
In 2021, there were 5,004 ...
Autopsy on girl in drowning incident unclear
The autopsy on the seven-year-old girl who had a drowning incident at a Protaras hotel pool did not clarify her cause of death, police said on Tuesday.
Samples were taken ...
Seven year old dies after swimming pool incident
A seven-year-old girl died at Makarios hospital in Nicosia on Monday after an incident in a pool in Protaras on Sunday.
The girl had been found unconscious in the pool ...
Cyprus targets zero drownings with new action plan
Cyprus records about 30 drownings per year, a number the government aims to bring down to zero through an action plan drafted in cooperation with Greek NGO Safe Water Sports.
Data ...
Plan to improve sea safety
Half of drowning deaths in Cyprus involve tourists and non-permanent residents, data revealed on Wednesday as government announced action plan to improve sea safety.
Over the past 20 years, 464 people have ...
Man found dead on Napa beach had drowned
A man found dead on a beach in Ayia Napa on Monday died from drowning, an autopsy showed on Tuesday.
Georgios Senekkis, 57, from Dasaki Achnas died while harpoon fishing in ...
Mother sentenced to 12 months after daughter drowns
A 42-year-old woman was sentenced to 12 months in prison by the Paphos district court on Tuesday, after her 10-year-old daughter drowned in the swimming pool of their villa in the ...
Investigation underway in Piraeus after man thrown to his death by crew
Greece is in shock on Wednesday following the death of a 36-year-old man who was pushed by crew members while trying to board a ship that was leaving the port ...
Autopsy confirms child drowned to death in Paphos villa pool (Update 2)
An autopsy on Friday confirmed that drowning was the cause of death of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead at the bottom of a pool at a villa in ...
Ten-year-old girl dies in swimming pool in Paphos
A ten-year-old-girl drowned on Thursday in a swimming pool at a private residence in the Coral Bay area of Paphos.
According to the police, at around 4pm they received a ...
Death at Aphrodite’s Rock was due to drowning, autopsy reveals
A 29-year-old man who died at Aphrodite’s Rock in Paphos on Sunday drowned, an autopsy revealed on Monday.
Carried out by state pathologist Orthodoxos Orthodoxou, the findings were in ...
Man drowns while scuba diving in Paralimni
A 60-year-old man drowned on Thursday while scuba diving in Paralimni, the police said.
The deceased was identified as Axel Schoeller, aged 60, an Austrian national and permanent resident of Paralimni.
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Teen honoured for saving toddler’s life
The Famagusta Lifeguard Association has recognised the courage and skill of a teenager who saved the life of a two-year-old child two weeks ago.
The incident happened in Paralimni on ...
Child drowning case file with AG’s office
Police investigators on Friday submitted to the legal service the case file into the drowning of a three-year-old girl at a hotel in Paphos on August 14, Cybc reported.
Police took ...
Two lifeguards on duty where three-year-old drowned
Paphos police on Thursday said that there were two lifeguards on duty at the hotel swimming pool where the three year old girl drowned on Sunday.
Police spokesman Kyriacos Charalambous ...
AG to investigate drowning of three-year-old
The case file on the drowning of a three-year-old girl in a hotel swimming pool on Sunday is expected to reach the attorney-general’s office by the end of the ...