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Crete Search And Accidents

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Search teams in Greece continue looking for a 71-year-old windsurfer missing off Crete, with no result reported. Separately, a two-year-old boy remains in intensive care after a fall, while a 38-year-old woman reports harassment and an alleged attempt to run her over by her estranged former partner.

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Search for Missing 71-Year-Old Surfer in Crete Produces No Result as Anxiety Grows

The search for a 71-year-old windsurfer missing off Crete has so far produced no result, as concern grows over his disappearance. The man left Ammoudara in the Municipality of Malevizi on his windsurf board at midday Monday, bound for Dia. The coast guard received notice of his disappearance Tuesday morning and launched a broad search across the sea between Heraklion Bay and the island of Dia. Hisโ€ฆ