Mystery as girl, 3, found dead on Greek beach in early hours by horrified passerby as police investigate her identity
GRIM FIND Mystery as girl, 3, found dead on Greek beach in early hours by horrified passerby as police investigate her identity
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A YOUNG girl was found dead on a beach in Greece in the early hours of this morning.
Police are working to identify the child, who is estimated to be about three years old.
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The girl's body was found by a horrified passerby at around 4am, who immediately called the emergency services, according to reports.
She was found on a beach in Palaio Faliro - around four miles from central Athens.
Cops immediately rushed to the scene following the emergency call.
An ambulance took her body to a nearby children's hospital.
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A post-mortem and autopsy are pending the establish the precise cause of death, Protothema.gr has reported.
According to the outlet, the child was wearing a full-length swimsuit with a zipper.
However, she was not wearing a life jacket.
There were also no obvious signs of abuse, the outlet reported.
It is not known how the child ended up alone in the sea.
Cops are working to find out the identity of the girl.
No child matching her characteristics has been reported missing in the area.
An investigation to establish the precise cause of the tragedy remains ongoing.
It comes after a crew member on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship died after falling overboard.
The alarm was reportedly sounded at around 7pm on Thursday - warning of a person overboard.
They recovered from the water 30 minutes later after a huge search and rescue operation, but were sadly pronounced dead.
A spokesperson told The Sun: "Our crew immediately initiated a search and rescue operation, but unfortunately the crew member passed away.
"We extend our condolences to the crew member's family and loved ones.
"To respect their privacy, we have no additional details to share."
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