{"id":13320,"date":"2026-06-28T18:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=13320"},"modified":"2026-06-28T18:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:26:00","slug":"komotini-hours-of-anxiety-for-a-17-year-old-who-was-pulled-unconscious-from-the-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=13320","title":{"rendered":"Komotini: Hours of anxiety for a 17-year-old who was pulled unconscious from the beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 17-year-old boy is in critical but stable condition after being pulled unconscious from the<b> sea<\/b> at Arogi Beach in <b>Komotini<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The teenager is being treated in the ICU at the \u201cSismanogleio\u201d General Hospital of Komotini, where doctors are monitoring his condition.<\/p>\n<h3>The lifesaving first aid provided by the lifeguard<\/h3>\n<p>According to ERT, the intervention of the beach lifeguard proved crucial; he administered first aid and managed to restore the 17-year-old\u2019s pulse before he was transported to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>A 17-year-old boy, who was pulled unconscious from the sea at Arogi Beach in Rodopi, is being treated in critical but stable condition.<\/p>\n<p>The teenager is being treated in the ICU at the \u201cSismanogleio\u201d General Hospital of Komotini, where doctors are monitoring his condition.<\/p>\n<p>An EKAB ambulance then picked up the young man and transported him to the hospital, where he received specialized medical care.<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest reports, his condition has stabilized but remains particularly serious, with doctors remaining cautious about his prognosis.<\/p>\n<h3>EODY: Nearly 380 drowning deaths are recorded annually in Greece<\/h3>\n<p>Swimming is one of the most beneficial forms of exercise, as it improves cardiorespiratory function, protects the joints, helps reduce stress, and improves sleep quality. However, drowning can happen quickly, often within just 20 to 60 seconds. That is why awareness, prevention, and adherence to basic water safety rules are essential for safely enjoying the benefits of swimming. Drowning prevention is a top priority for the Directorate of Epidemiological Surveillance and Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases at the Hellenic Public Health Organization (EODY).<\/p>\n<p>Drowning is the third leading cause of death from unintentional injury worldwide, accounting for 7% of all injury-related deaths. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 300,000 people die from drowning each year, with children and young people disproportionately affected. Young children under the age of 5 account for nearly a quarter of all drowning deaths and have the highest drowning mortality rate (10.9 deaths per 100,000 population), followed by older adults aged 70 and older (7.7 deaths per 100,000 population).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 17-year-old is in critical but stable condition after being pulled unconscious from the sea at Arogi Beach in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13321,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greece"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}