Italy spy agents, ex-Israeli agent die in boat capsize
Two Italian intelligence agents and one retired Israeli agent are among the four dead when a sudden storm sank a houseboat hired for a pleasure cruise on a northern Italian lake, authorities say.
Carabinieri and fire brigade officers take part in the search and rescue operation in Lake Maggiore after a tourist boat capsized near Lisanza (Varese), northern Italy, 29 May 2023. Photo: PURICELLI
The Israeli foreign ministry on Tuesday confirmed the death of one Israeli citizen, saying he was a retiree from the Israeli security forces.
It did not provide a name, age, or details of what he had done professionally.
A government official overseeing Italy’s secret services, Alfredo Mantovano, has expressed condolences for the deaths of two agents, a man and a woman, who were on board.
The fourth victim of the weekend capsize was identified as a Russian woman who was part of the two-person crew.
Police on Tuesday said they had no further information of the identities or professions of the 19 other people on board when the boat capsized offshore near the town of Lisanza, on the southern end of the lake that extends north into Switzerland.
Some survivors managed to swim to shore while others were picked up by other boats.
Media reports said the boat had travelled to the lake’s islands and stopped for lunch in the Piedmont region.
AAP
