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    Italian tourist dies in sailing accident off Lefkada: 50-year-old woman struck by mast, partner and friends witness tragedy

    A woman from Parma, Italy, died on Saturday after being struck by a sailing boat's mast or boom off the island of Kalamos, near Lefkada. The 50-year-old was on holiday with her partner and two friends.

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