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Lithuanian musician slams public's 'morbid fascination' at drowning scene
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Lithuanian musician slams public's 'morbid fascination' at drowning scene

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A Lithuanian musician criticized the public's behavior at the scene of a 17-year-old's drowning, where many onlookers filmed the recovery of the body.
  • The musician questioned the lack of crowd control and the public's morbid fascination with the tragedy, likening it to a spectacle.
  • The incident involved a 17-year-old who drowned near the Palanga pier, with his brother also requiring rescue.

Algimantas Minalga-Soliaris, a musician and father, expressed outrage on Facebook over the public's reaction to a 17-year-old's drowning in Palanga, Lithuania. He described the scene as a "fetish" where thousands of people, including families with children, filmed the recovery of the deceased teenager's body.

A tragedy is a tragedy, a great tragedy and condolences to the relatives of the deceased! But I completely do not understand the fetish of watching a child who is no longer alive being pulled out of the water.

— Algimantas Minalga-SoliarisThe musician's reaction on Facebook to the public's behavior at the drowning scene.

Soliaris questioned the lack of crowd control, asking why the area wasn't cordoned off and why such a large crowd was allowed to gather. He found it incomprehensible that a human tragedy would become a mass event, sarcastically suggesting an entrance fee to collect compensation for the family.

Thousands of people, families with children, all raising phones, filming, stretching, trying to see as best as possible... WTF? Why? Why wasn't the bridge and the territory fenced off? Why was such a crowd even allowed to stand there waiting for the drowned boy to be pulled out?

— Algimantas Minalga-SoliarisQuestioning the lack of crowd control and the public's actions at the scene.

"A human tragedy should not become a mass spectacle," Soliaris stated, emphasizing his disbelief at the public's behavior. The article also details the drowning incident, which occurred near the Palanga pier where a strong undertow is present. The 17-year-old's body was recovered by divers, and his brother was also rescued.

A human tragedy should not become a mass spectacle.

— Algimantas Minalga-SoliarisHis concluding thought on the public's morbid fascination.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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