On Sunday evening, Raimondo Di Malta and two of his friends dived into the waters of Agrigento for the first swim of the year
Raymond of Malta. This is the name of the 25-year-old boy who, last Sunday evening, lost his life in Agrigento, in front of the helpless eyes of two of his friends. The three had gone to take the first bath of the season, when the young man accused an illness that left him no way out.
A few days of celebration and the good weather had pushed three friends of just over 20 years to reach one of the most beautiful beaches in Sicily, that of Punta Bianca of Agrigento, to take the first bath of the season. None of them could imagine what was about to happen.
It was around 6:00 pm on Sunday 24 April and the three had swam to some rocks which are about 200 meters from the coast. Perhaps thanks to the temperature of thewater still too coldRaimondo accused a sickness which forced him to stop for a few minutes.
After an apparent recovery, the three decided to dive again in order to be able to return to shore. A few tens of meters swimming and then again an illness.
The two friends who were with him said they heard him gasping and screaming to ask help. A help that the two have tried in vain to give him.
Immediate the call for help and the arrival of the latter in the area. The desperate searches began around 8:30 pm.
The finding of Raimondo Di Malta
The firefighters and the military of the Capitaneria and the financial police have used all their strength to be able to find Raimondo Di Malta in the shortest time possible.
In the meantime the sun has gone down and therefore the intervention of thehelicopter of the flight department of the coast guard of Catania.
Around 2:30 it was identified the boy’s body, unfortunately already lifeless, and transported first to the quay of Porto Empedocle where the recognition took place and then to the Agrigento morgue. An autopsy will clarify the cause of death.
The 25-year-old did the bartenderwas originally from Lampedusa and had attended the Majorana scientific high school in Agrigento. He has dozens of condolence messages that have appeared on social networks in recent days, which make it clear how much he was well liked and appreciated by everyone.
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