A report of a drowning person was received at 20:11. Initially, the General Emergency Center’s report indicated that a man was drowning. Upon the services’ arrival at the scene, the information was clarified – it could have been a minor who drowned.
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Firefighters, rescuers, and divers worked at the scene. The search in the sea lasted more than an hour.
At 21:22, the body of the 17-year-old was found 57 meters from the drowning site, at a depth of 3 meters. Medics confirmed the youth’s death.
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Witnesses said that the young man fell into the water after slipping from the rocks on the shore. People on the beach who noticed the accident tried to help – holding hands, they tried to reach the drowning person.
According to preliminary data, the 17-year-old youth had come to Palanga from Poland together with his mother and cousin.
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