Tourist dies falling into trench in Platanias

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eKathimerini — A Finnish tourist has died after falling into a 2-metre deep ditch on the side of the road in the Platanias resort, west of Chania.

The body of the  tourist, believed to be in his 60s, who has not been identified, was discovered on Friday morning by a local man who notified the police.

A post-mortem examination will  be carried out to establish the cause of his death.