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Brit drowns on holiday in Italy

A British tourist has drowned while swimming on a family holiday in Italy. Brian Kent, 46, is said to have been dragged under the water by strong currents when he went for a dip in the sea after lunch in the coastal town of Sperlonga.

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Sons 'tried to save' British man who drowned on holiday

An employee at the Hotel Aurora in Sperlonga has said that the sons of a British man thought to have drowned while on holiday in Italy, pulled the man's wife from the rough sea.

The two sons were unable to save their father who was already unconscious when they reached him, the woman said. She added:

I was in the reception when people burst in to call for help. They said someone was in trouble in the water and we called an ambulance immediately.

I went outside and could see the man in the water. One of his sons was trying to rescue him but I think it was already too late. It was very sad.

There were big waves and the weather was not particularly good.

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