Two Near‑Drowning Rescues Avert Fatalities in Italian Coastal Towns

A 60‑year‑old man in an alcoholic state was rescued from the sea off via del Tritone in Sturla, near Genoa, after a passerby pulled him to shore. Emergency medical crews from the Red Cross and the Croce Verde ambulance unit provided immediate CPR, intubated him, and transferred him in red‑code to Ospedale Galliera.

In a separate incident at Marina di Ravenna, police officers from the local Questura seized a 45‑year‑old Moroccan man who had fallen into the water while heavily intoxicated. After a risky pull from the quay, the man was handed over to 118 medical responders and taken by ambulance to the area hospital for treatment.