Jet ski collision leaves one dead in Santorini

A 39-year-old foreign national died following a collision between two jet skis on the Cycladic island of Santorini on Wednesday. News of the fatal accident emerged on Thursday.

The victim, who was riding one of the jet skis, was reportedly fatally injured after colliding with another jet ski driven by a 29-year-old man. The former reportedly died as he was being airlifted to a hospital in Iraklio, Crete, while the latter was arrested by authorities at Athens International Airport early on Thursday.

The 29-year-old was expected to face a Naxos prosecutor on Friday, along with the manager of the jet ski rental business who has also arrested.

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