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| Couple drown off coast of Sicily | Couple drown off coast of Sicily |
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| A British man and his girlfriend are thought to have drowned while on holiday in Sicily. | A British man and his girlfriend are thought to have drowned while on holiday in Sicily. |
| Local police believe Andrew Sturgess, 34, could have died while trying to rescue his girlfriend from the sea at Tre Fontane beach in the village of Campobello di Mazara in the north-west of the Italian island. | Local police believe Andrew Sturgess, 34, could have died while trying to rescue his girlfriend from the sea at Tre Fontane beach in the village of Campobello di Mazara in the north-west of the Italian island. |
| His girlfriend, named in reports as Romanian-born 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 Romanian-born 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 reported. | Eyewitnesses said they had seen the pair playing safely in the water just moments before, it reported. |
| 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." |
| The Daily Mail reported that the couple were from Stoke-on-Trent and were on holiday visiting Spiridon's mother. | The Daily Mail reported that the couple were from Stoke-on-Trent and were on holiday visiting Spiridon's mother. |
| • This article was amended on 11 September 2013. An earlier version said that Campobello di Mazara is in the south-west of Sicily. It is in the north-west. | • This article was amended on 11 September 2013. An earlier version said that Campobello di Mazara is in the south-west of Sicily. It is in the north-west. |
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