Man electrocuted near Limassol

A 35-YEAR-OLD man from Louvaras, in the Limassol district, was killed on Thursday night when he was electrocuted while picking grapes, police reported yesterday.

Athanasios Sofocleous was killed instantly when he touched a sheet of corrugated iron, which was in contact with a power line. The accident occurred at about 10pm on Thursday.

Police also reported the death of 36-year-old British tourist Paul Coulson Fitt at his Ayia Napa hotel room at around 2.30am yesterday. According to as police report, Fitt called for a doctor after he suddenly felt unwell. The tourist was dead by the time the medic arrived. An autopsy on Fitt’s is to be carried out today in an effort to determine the cause of death. Police were ruling out foul play.

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