Teenager drowns off Romanias Olimp resort as second person remains missing
A 17-year-old adolescent died after drowning in the Black Sea near the Olimp resort on Romania’s southern coast on Sunday, while another person remained missing, authorities confirmed.
Vasile Borteș, head of the lifeguard service for the southern Romanian coast, told Digi24 that three young people, aged between 18 and 25, entered the water off the beach near the Muntenia Hotel in Olimp. Lifeguards rescued one, lost grip of a second, and the third remained in the water. “We have one missing and one declared dead,” Borteș said .
Emergency services from the Dobrogea Inspectorate for Emergency Situations stated that lifeguards pulled one victim from the water, and medical teams from the Constanța County Ambulance Service began resuscitation efforts. The 17-year-old was later declared dead .
The incident prompted a search operation involving firefighters, who deployed a rescue vessel from Mangalia and a fire truck to the Faleza Olimp area. Ten divers from the inspectorate were also dispatched with three specialized vehicles to assist in the search for the missing person .
Earlier on Sunday, two minors, both 12 years old, were rescued from the water in Eforie Nord. Authorities reported that neither required additional medical treatment and were not transported to a hospital .
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