Violent brawl over lounge chairs at famous beach leaves one man dead, others facing charges

A lounge chair war turned deadly on the beach in Vouliagmeni, Greece when two elderly men (not pictured) claimed they had reserved the same chairs.One man went into cardiac arrest and two others were charged.(Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images)

He was transported toan area hospitalbut died soon after.

The 76-year-old was taken into custody and charged with causing fatal bodily harm, according to the outlets.

The dispute centered around a cluster of six sunbeds.

Authorities also arrested a 21-year-old woman accompanying him on charges of verbal abuse, as well as aiding and abetting fatal bodily harm. 

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The woman, who sustained aswollen and bloody face, was subsequently released from custody, the BBC said. 

The dispute centered around a cluster ofsix sunbeds.

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The 76-year-old and his 21-year-old companion had purchased tickets and selected two of the loungers — but the 82-year-old insisted the entire space was already claimed for his friends, according to local reports.

Because of the beaches’ proximity to central Athens, the vibrant shores become lively hubs during weekends.(Byron Smith)

The verbal altercation turned physical when the82-year-oldallegedly struck the young woman in the face, prompting the younger man and other bystanders to retaliate, witnesses told the BBC.

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“We saw them beating a man … and all this for a deck chair.”

Following the 82-year-old’s collapse, a nurse who happened to be on the beach rushed over with other bystanders to administer CPR and use a defibrillator, theGreek newsoutlet TA NEA reported.

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Despite the life-saving efforts, the man was pronounced dead shortly after 11 a.m.at Asklepieion Hospital in the nearby town of Voula. 

Authorities have ordered a postmortem examination to determine his cause of death, according to Kathimerini.

At peak times, Vouliagmeni Beach on the Athens Riviera can get up to 7,000 to 8,000 visitors per day.The staggering crowds can create bottlenecks and anger among locals.(Byron Smith)

The fatal escalation over beach furniture left onlookers stunned. 

“It was chaos,” one witness told TA NEA.

“We saw them beating a man, another man, a woman beating him — and then we see them giving him CPR.And all this for a deck chair.”

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Thebeach resort’s managerwas also detained by police for questioning regarding the incident, local outlets reported.

The 76-year-old suspect and the 21-year-old woman are scheduled to testify before a judge on Wednesday, Sept.23, according to Kathimerini.

The dispute occurred against the backdrop of rising national tensions over beach accessibility in Greece.(Anadolu via Getty Images)

The tragic dispute occurred against the backdrop of rising national tensions overbeach accessibility in Greece.

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Earlier this year, government officials launched a nationwide crackdown on private businesses monopolizing public coastlines, using drones and a citizen complaint app to enforce limits onillegal sunbeds, the BBC noted.