ATHENS: Seven people including a family of Czech tourists were injured Thursday following a rockslide at Navagio beach on the island of Zante, one of Greece’s most popular travel destinations, officials said.
A government statement said a 34-year-old Czech woman had been hospitalized with a fractured vertebra, while her husband and two children sustained light injuries.
Another three people were discharged after medical tests, the government said.
A video shot by an onlooker showed a huge slab of rock sliding off the 200-meter (656-foot) cliff face above Navagio beach and crashing onto the sand, narrowly missing two people below.
“There was a rumble and a rock fell, followed by a larger rock and then another. They whipped up a whirlpool that overturned (three) boats,” a witness told state agency ANA.
Authorities evacuated and shut down access to the beach, which can only by reached by boat, as a precaution.
Hundreds of people were on the beach at the time, including children.
Navagio is one of Greece’s most popular beaches, taking its name from the remains of a cargo ship that was wrecked there nearly 40 years ago.
The site is also favored by bungee jumpers and other extreme sports enthusiasts.
Seven hurt in Greek island beach rockslide
Seven hurt in Greek island beach rockslide
- A government statement said a 34-year-old Czech woman had been hospitalized with a fractured vertebra
- Authorities evacuated and shut down access to the beach, which can only by reached by boat
