8-year-old girl drowns: The swimming pools in the camp do not meet the norms

In Cancellation of operating licences The swimming pools inside the camp where an 8-year-old boy was found dead, the municipality of Kassandra continued today following a unanimous decision by the municipal council.

As per the ministerial decision of 2016 setting the criteria for the operating license of the camps, it is limited. A swimming pool, i.e. a swimming pool, must ensure its use in a “child-safe demarcated area, fenced with a 1.20m fixed fence and supervised by personnel (lifeguards) necessary for its operation.».

In August 2022 Cassandra Municipality granted operating licenses for the camp’s two swimming pools.

During the extraordinary meeting held today, Cancel licenses It turned out that the data was changed based on the license being granted. Specifically, during the meeting, after an inspection at the camp, it was found that the swimming pool had “a portion of the swimming pool fence that was not in the area defined as safe for children. The fence was properly fenced.” […] Because there were points where children could access the swimming pool.”

About the second pool, the audit revealed “Required life jackets (2) and (1) no pole, while no depth markings”.

At the same time, the person appointed by the company is responsible for the operation of the two swimming pools in compliance with sanitary – hydrological, tourism – police and other regulations related to swimming movement. Pooles was not hired by the company itself in 2024 and no one else was appointed responsible.

“K” contacted Cassandra’s mayor and asked if the facilities met the criteria for the release date. “We have not been able to do the post-mortem. The process we do is diagnostic. The health department sent us the documents and we gave permission.

According to Kathimerini information, the camp had a lifeguard as expected.

On Tuesday, August 13, after lunch and the campers were in their rooms for their lunch break, the camp reported a female camper missing. The camp headquarters was immediately informed and a team started searching for her in the camp ground. “Camper was found passed out in the pool. Camp medical personnel and EMS were immediately called to the scene. First aid was administered to the camp by Cardiorespiratory Resuscitation (CPR) method and defibrillator.

So far, the case has been filed on the charge of murder, while the prosecution has asked for the trial to continue so that once it is over, the case can be assessed as a whole.

What did the chairman of the board of directors of the company say to “K”.

“K” contacted Achillea Timplalexis, the chairman of the company’s board of directors, who noted that both ponds were fenced. “In some details, the services are now much tighter than in any other process. They are fenced off,” he asserted. Responding to a question regarding training of administrators, he asserted that the camp has appropriate administrators. “All administrators go through training. Seminars are held throughout the year as they are old campers and know the camp well.”