Halkidiki: We were told she had drunk some water, says father of 8-year-old girl who drowned in camp pool

The begetter of 8-year-old Angeliki who mislaid her beingness connected Tuesday (13/8) successful a campy successful the country of Kriopigi, Halkidiki, is shocked.

Christos Kazazis, speaking to Mega, referred to the tragic moments helium and the remainder of the household experienced erstwhile helium received a telephone telephone concerning his 8-year-old daughter.

“We received a telephone from the campy astatine astir 16.01 and we were amazed arsenic we knew that this was luncheon clip for the children. We prime up and they ask, ‘Are you Angeliki’s mother? When we answered successful the affirmative we were told that “Angeliki had drank immoderate water”. Then different idiosyncratic spoke to us, paused and past added that the kid was not conscious,”
Angeliki’s begetter said.

As the parents prepared to acceptable disconnected for the camp, they received a caller telephone from the officials who asked them not to commencement arsenic the kid was being taken to AHEPA: “On the mode to the camp, we were told ‘don’t start. The kid has been intubated and is leaving for AHEPA’. We started we went to AHEPA and waited for him to come.” Kazazazis added.

“From the archetypal evidence, superior and transgression omissions by the radical of the campy are emerging,” said the lawyer of the 8-year-old girl’s family.

The camp’s operating licence has been revoked

It is noted that the revocation of the support to run the campy successful Halkidiki wherever the 8-year-old miss drowned was made connected Monday (19/8) by the competent region.

It is recalled that past week, the Municipality of Kassandra revoked the operating licenses of the swimming pools of the camp, wherever the 8-year-old miss was recovered dead, aft a unanimous determination of the municipal committee. Specifically, during the gathering it was reported that an on-site inspection astatine the campy revealed that successful 1 of the pools, portion of the fencing was not arsenic intended successful a designated and harmless country for children, leaving points from which entree to the swimming excavation was possible. As for the 2nd pool, the inspection revealed that the indispensable beingness jackets and poles were not provided and determination were nary extent markings.

In addition, it was recovered that the idiosyncratic appointed arsenic the idiosyncratic liable for ensuring that the cognition of the 2 swimming pools complied with the applicable wellness and tourism regulations had not been hired by the proprietor for the twelvemonth 2024 and nary different idiosyncratic had been appointed.

According to the 2016 ministerial decision, which sets retired the criteria for the cognition of campsites, the swimming excavation indispensable beryllium located successful a unafraid and decently fenced country with a fixed obstruction 1.20 meters precocious to guarantee its usage nether the supervision of the required personnel, specified arsenic lifeguards.