A Greek monk was killed and two firefighters injured when their vehicles fell into a 70-meter deep ravine near the chapel of Hilandarion monastery in Mount Athos, northern Greece.
At 8.00 am on Thursday, the two firefighters started off on a routine patrol on the paths of the Mount Athos, when the road surface collapsed and their vehicle fell into the ravine.
One of the two firefighters managed to get out of the vehicle and called for help through his radio.
The rescue operation began immediately. A monk set off for the accident site, with his own car, in order to search for the firefighters, but around a hundred meters from the site, he lost control of the vehicle that also fell into the ravine.
The local fire department chief reported that both accidents occurred due to the road surface’s poor condition. “The soil is unstable there, and neither the firemen, nor the monk realized it, and they all fell into the ravine,” he said.
Local authorities are investigating to identify whether the monk acted alone or he was accompanied by another person.
The two injured firefighters were pulled up and taken to 424 Military Hospital in Thessaloniki by helicopter.
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