Pyrgos
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- Oct 13
Woman who jumped from Royal Caribbean cruise ship found alive after 20 hours at sea off Greece
A 44-year-old woman from El Salvador who went overboard from the Odyssey of the Seas was found alive in a lifebuoy early on Saturday, 10 October, about 70 nautical miles south-west of Zakynthos. She is under medical observation and the Katakolo Port Authority is investigating.
- Sep 30
Head-on collision in Elis leaves six injured including two children after car overturns
Two cars collided head-on near Kato Samiko on the Pyrgos-Kyparissia National Road on Wednesday, overturning one vehicle, sparking a fire, and injuring six people.
- Sep 13
Police search for two 26-year-olds after club attack on woman and father in Pyrgos
Two 26-year-old men damaged a car and beat a 36-year-old woman and her father with clubs in Pyrgos before fleeing, leaving the woman with a fractured arm.
- Aug 29
Young boy resuscitated and intubated after near-drowning at Marathia beach in Elis
An eight- or nine-year-old boy was resuscitated and placed on mechanical ventilation after swallowing seawater while diving at Marathia beach in Elis on Friday, with doctors preparing his transfer to a paediatric intensive care unit.
- Aug 9
Wildfire in dense forest near Mouzaki, Ilia contained after 105 firefighters and 9 aerial means deployed
A wildfire erupted at approximately 17:00 on Sunday 9 August in a dense forest near the village of Mouzaki in the municipality of Pyrgos, Ilia, Greece. Firefighting forces were reinforced to 105 firefighters with 28 vehicles and 9 aerial means, and by evening the situation had improved with no immediate threat to inhabited areas.