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Thessaloniki Mourns Hero Sanitation Worker Who Saved Homeless Man
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Thessaloniki Mourns Hero Sanitation Worker Who Saved Homeless Man

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Theodoros Karakottas, a 59-year-old sanitation worker in Thessaloniki, Greece, has died after a difficult battle in intensive care.
  • Karakottas was previously hailed as a hero for his quick actions in saving a homeless man from a garbage truck.
  • His colleagues expressed deep sadness over his passing.

Thessaloniki mourns the loss of Theodoros Karakottas, a 59-year-old sanitation worker who passed away after a challenging fight in intensive care. Karakottas was recently celebrated for his heroic actions when he and a colleague saved a homeless man who had fallen into a garbage bin and was about to be compacted.

The incident occurred on the night of April 22, when Karakottas and Anastasios Maskoulidis noticed the 46-year-old homeless man inside the bin. They immediately stopped the garbage truck, preventing a tragedy.

Colleague contract worker Karakottas Theodoros, DYPA program (55-67 1+1) could not make it after a difficult battle in Papanikolaou's intensive care due to multiple heart attacks he suffered for 15 days, filling his colleagues in the night shift of Solomou supervision and all Sanitation workers with sadness, at the age of 59.

— Vice-president of the Thessaloniki Municipality Workers' AssociationAnnouncing the death of Theodoros Karakottas and detailing his final days.

His colleagues at the Thessaloniki Municipality's Sanitation Department expressed their grief, with the vice-president of the Workers' Association sharing the news. He noted that Karakottas had been in intensive care for 15 days due to multiple heart attacks. The mayor of Thessaloniki had previously honored Karakottas and Maskoulidis for their bravery and decisive response.

Our sincere condolences to his family! May his soul rest in peace!

— Vice-president of the Thessaloniki Municipality Workers' AssociationOffering condolences after the passing of Theodoros Karakottas.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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