Teenager dies after falling from cliff at Seitan Limani

seitan limani beach - photo:TripAdvisor

eKathimerini — A 17-year-old boy has died in hospital from injuries sustained after falling from a height into the sea on Tuesday afternoon at Seitan Limani, a rocky cove popular with bathers.

According to the coast guard, the young man, who lived in Chania, fell from a height into the sea in circumstances that remain unclear. Firefighters were called to the scene to recover the teenager.

He was then transferred by coast guard speedboat to Marathi and then by ambulance to Chania general hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.