Parents Perish Trying to Save their Children


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DATE: Aug. 19, 2017, 1:19 p.m.

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  1. The holiday of a family of six turned into a tragedy at a beach near Rethymno in Crete as the two parents drowned in their attempt to save two of their children.
  2. The 35-year-old father Venizelos Stratakis and the 35-year-old mother Katerina Kanavaki were killed during the rescue attempt at around 9 pm on Tuesday.
  3. According to reports, the family had camped at the beach of Geropotamos when the parents realized that two of their four children who were swimming, a little boy and a little girl, were in danger and were calling for help.
  4. The couple rushed into the sea, but they never re-emerged. Bathers managed to save the two children but were unable to locate the couple.
  5. Their bodies were found an hour later.

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