Spearfishing fatality - Euro-African Underwater Fishing Championship, Denmark

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Luso-German athlete dies in spearfishing championship in Denmark

The 31-year-old Portuguese-German athlete Matthias Sandeck died on Sunday while participating in the XXXII Euro-African Underwater Fishing Championship, which is taking place in Denmark, the Portuguese Federation of Underwater Activities (FPAS) source told Lusa.

"A serious accident this morning caused the death of a Portuguese athlete, Matthias Sandeck, who was on his second day of deep sea fishing competition. The 31-year-old Algarvian was part of the National Underwater Fishing Team that is taking part in the 2019 Euro-African Championship in Denmark, ” says the organization.

According to the Federation, the causes of the accident “have yet to be ascertained” , but the organization of the championship in conjunction with the FPAS “are already working to know the circumstances that led to the death of the Portuguese athlete” , who lived in Algarve