Woman on the beach of Cervia: Planier -Raupe overrun and killed!

Woman on the beach of Cervia: Planier -Raupe overrun and killed!

on the beach of Cervia on the Italian Adriac coast, a tragic matter occurred. A woman was caught by a planier caterpillar around 11:00 a.m. on Saturday in an incident and fatally injured. The accident occurred in the area of Pinarella di Cervia in the province of Ravenna, where the woman was near the water in the morning when the heavy vehicle drove backwards and rolled over. The emergency services could only determine the death of the woman, whose identity was initially unknown. It is estimated at an age between 40 and 50 years. Tagesspiegel reports that the driver of the planier rush was under shock and for help. The accident occurred in front of several bathers.

The planier caterpillar was supposed to be used to prepare the beach for the upcoming bathing season. However, this information was questioned by the local lifeguard cooperative. President Fabio Ceccaroni said that the work for the leveling of the dunes had been completed for weeks. It remains unclear why the driver was on the beach with the heavy vehicle, especially on a weekend with a high number of tourists. The local authorities, including the Carabinieri and the port authority, have initiated investigations to clarify the exact course of the incident. The tourism city councilor and the president of the Emilia-Romagna region also criticized that such a vehicle was on the beach at this time.

context of the current situation

The accident occurs at a time when Italy is preparing for the 2024 holiday season. Preparations are underway on the beaches from Lignano to Sicily, whereby there is a massive lack of rescue swimmers (Bagnini). According to Merkur there are currently no 4000 lifeguards, since the summer job has lost attractiveness. The employment contracts are usually short and the conditions are not very appealing, with salaries between 1400 and 1800 euros for only 12 hours of work per week.