Crime & Justice
82-year-old dies after brawl over sunlounger on Greek beach
September 20, 2026 at 09:56 PM
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An 82-year-old man has died after a fight over a sunlounger escalated into a brawl at Vouliagmeni beach near Athens.
- The dispute over scarce sunloungers escalated into a fight that drew in other bathers before the 82-year-old collapsed.
- The man received CPR and defibrillation at the scene and died at Asklepieion hospital in Voula.
- Police arrested the 76-year-old man, initially detained a 21-year-old woman who was with him, and held the beach resort's manager for questioning.
- Authorities said all those involved in the incident will appear before a magistrate.

