A British photographer collapsed and died after losing consciousness at the top of a Greek beauty spot this morning.
The man, who has not been identified, was found in the Vouraikos gorge in Kalavryta after his friends called emergency services around 8.30am today.
He was reportedly with other British and German hiking photographers hoping to capture the views as fighter jets flew overhead on the last day of drills.
Friends tried to resuscitate the 67-year-old to no avail. He was later pronounced dead at the Kalavryta Hospital.
Investigators are still working to establish the cause of death, with first impressions suggesting he may have been suffering from an illness, per local media.
General view of the Vouraikos Gorge in Kalavryta, Greece in 2018
Allied fighter jets participating in NATO’s Ramstein Flag exercise took to the skies over Greece
Photographers were invited to attend NATO drills on October 1 and October 8
Rescue teams arrived to find the man already unconscious at vineyards on the outskirts of the town of Diakopto.
Police, the fire department and an ambulance were quickly brought to the scene to assist.
The man was taken by ambulance to the local hospital, but was sadly pronounced dead after arrival.
Local firefighters posted on Twitter/X late this morning, but only confirmed a man had been injured near the local caves.
‘An unconscious man was transported from a difficult place in the area of the Mega Cave of Kalavryton and handed over to the E.K.A.B [emergency teams].
‘They [brought] 7 firefighters with 2 vehicles.’
Last month, Greece began NATO exercises with jets, cutting between the towering geography of the Vouraikos Gorge.
140 jets were scheduled to take part in NATO exercise Ramstein Flag 24 locally starting on September 30 and concluding today, October 11.
Photographers were invited to attend on October 1 and October 8.
Thirteen allied nations are taking part in the joint drills, practicing – among other things – integrated air and missile defence.
British and American jets were joined by allies from Greece, Canada, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portual, Romania, Spain and Sweden.
According to NATO: ‘Ramstein Flag is an Allied Air Command sponsored tactical level LIVEX aiming to provide participating nations, as the Primary Training Audience, high-end training opportunities that include realistic problem sets in a complex operational environment.’
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
