May 15, 2023
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Α young man on the island of Crete found a tragic death when he shot in the air following the dangerous custom of μπαλωθιές to express joy at his cousin engagement celebration.
The 25-year-old man was fatally injured when he fired shots in the air, the bullets cut a power cable and he was electrocuted.
Speaking to website newsit.gr, the Mayor of Sfakia, Manousos Chiotakis,said that the victom shot twice in the air, the bullets cut a PPC cable that fell on some twigs and they caught fire. He stepped on the branches to put out the fire.
However, he also threw water on the branches and stepped on the wet cable.
He was electrocuted and died on the spot..
The tragic incident took plane in the area of Fragokastello in Sfakia Sunday midnight.
Μπαλωθιές are the celebration gunshots that are fired by people in the island of Crete, while they celebrate weddings, baptisms, engagements etc. they often occur in injuries and deaths and yet it is tolerated by local authorities even though it is forbidden.