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| Couple drown off coast of Sicily | |
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| A British man and his girlfriend are thought to have drowned on holiday in Sicily. Andrew Sturgess, 34, died after getting into difficulty in the sea at Tre Fontane beach in the village of Campobello di Mazara in the south-west of the Italian island. | A British man and his girlfriend are thought to have drowned on holiday in Sicily. Andrew Sturgess, 34, died after getting into difficulty in the sea at Tre Fontane beach in the village of Campobello di Mazara in the south-west of the Italian island. |
| His girlfriend, named in reports as Carmen Spiridon, 25, was found floating in the water a few yards away from him, according to a local newspaper. | His girlfriend, named in reports as Carmen Spiridon, 25, was found floating in the water a few yards away from him, according to a local newspaper. |
| Eyewitnesses said they had seen the pair playing safely in the water just moments before, it said. | Eyewitnesses said they had seen the pair playing safely in the water just moments before, it said. |
| A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are aware of the death of a British national in Italy. We are providing consular assistance to the family at this difficult time." | A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are aware of the death of a British national in Italy. We are providing consular assistance to the family at this difficult time." |
| Local police officer Captain Fabio Manzo told Sky News: "The water was not rough at the time, but from what we have established, neither was a strong swimmer and there are awkward currents in the area. | Local police officer Captain Fabio Manzo told Sky News: "The water was not rough at the time, but from what we have established, neither was a strong swimmer and there are awkward currents in the area. |
| "We think that perhaps one of them had got into trouble and that they had tried to save the other but sadly, in the end, both died." | "We think that perhaps one of them had got into trouble and that they had tried to save the other but sadly, in the end, both died." |
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