Police in Slovenia say {that a} U.S. citizen has been killed and two others have been injured in a rafting accident
ByThe Related Press
September 20, 2023, 9:49 AM
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — A U.S. citizen was killed and two others had been barely injured in a rafting accident in northwestern Slovenia, police stated Wednesday.
The accident occurred Tuesday when two rafts carrying 16 passengers and a information had been on a visit down the Soca river, police stated in a press release. One of many boats hit a rock and passengers fell into the river. When the opposite boat got here to assist, it additionally hit a rock and its passengers and a information fell into the water, police stated.
A 55-year-old American man was carried away by the present and later was discovered {dead}. Two different U.S. residents suffered mild accidents. The remainder managed to get ashore safely.
Police have launched an investigation into the accident.
The small European nation of Slovenia is understood for its pure magnificence and out of doors sports activities, with rafting alongside the Soca river a well-liked exercise for vacationers.