The capsizing of a tourist boat on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy in strong winds claimed the lives of four people, including two Italian intelligence agents and an Israeli national. The 16-metre-long boat flipped off the coast of Lisanza at the southern end of the lake on Sunday evening as the weather suddenly turned stormy. “The bodies of four people have been found,” fire department spokesman Luca Cari told Agence France-Presse.
“During the evening of May 28, following a nautical accident caused by a violent whirlwind, Mr. Claudio Alonzi, 62 years old […] and Mrs. Tiziana Barnobi, 53 years old, lost their lives. These two people, belonging to intelligence, were in the region to participate in a friendly meeting organized on the occasion of the birthday of one of the participants, “said an official statement from the Italian security services.
According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, one of the dead is an Israeli citizen in his “fifties” and, according to the local online news site Varese News, the fourth victim is a Russian citizen. .
The boat was carrying both Italian and foreign tourists and sank quickly, taking one of the victims with it, according to this press information. Video filmed by firefighters showed a search helicopter hovering over rough water where chairs and other debris were floating. Lake Maggiore, which lies in the southern Alps, is the second largest lake in Italy and a popular tourist destination.
