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Body of 38-year-old Polish tourist found near Italy’s Lake Garda

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

Translated from Polish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Italian authorities found the body of a 38-year-old Polish tourist on Sept. 5 near a campsite at Peschiera del Garda.
  • Initial information indicated that the man may have drowned, but police continued investigating the circumstances and cause of death.
  • Police, coast guard personnel and medical rescuers responded after authorities received an alert at about 10:30 a.m.

The body of a 38-year-old Polish tourist was found on a beach near Peschiera del Garda, on the southern shore of Italy’s Lake Garda.

Local media reported that emergency services were alerted at about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5. Police officers, coast guard personnel and medical rescuers went to the scene and confirmed the man’s death.

Italian police identified the deceased as a tourist from Poland. The body was found near the Bergamini campsite, where local reports said he may have been staying.

Initial information suggested that the man had drowned in the lake. The circumstances of the incident and the cause of death remained unclear, however, and an investigation was under way to reconstruct what happened.

Lake Garda is Italy’s largest lake and largest freshwater reservoir, covering 370 square kilometers between Venice and Milan. Its shores include tourist towns, resorts, campsites and amusement parks. The lake lies within the provinces of Trento, Verona and Brescia.

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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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