Skin diver loses foot

A 52-year-old from Gżira lost one of his feet yesterday when he was hit by a boat while skin diving in Ramla Bay, Gozo, the AFM said. At the moment the accident occurred at about 4.40 p.m., the man was in the water with another male diver, according to...

A 52-year-old from Gżira lost one of his feet yesterday when he was hit by a boat while skin diving in Ramla Bay, Gozo, the AFM said. At the moment the accident occurred at about 4.40 p.m., the man was in the water with another male diver, according to the police.

The injured man, Louis Bonavia, was evacuated by an AFM Alouette rescue helicopter to Mater Dei Hospital.

Duty Magistrate Tonio Ellul has opened an inquiry into the incident.

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