GREEK TRAGEDY

Tourist Hospitalized After Plunging from Hillside While Taking Selfie

The man fell Tuesday morning from the Agios Georgios church on Lycabettus Hill, the highest point of Athens, Greece.

A tourist in Athens was hospitalized after plunging from the courtyard of a church perched atop the city’s highest hill while taking a selfie, local media reported. The man, believed to be in his mid-to-late 20s, fell Tuesday morning from the Agios Georgios church on Lycabettus Hill, a popular sightseeing spot in the Greek capital. Witnesses said he appeared to be “swept by winds” while sitting on a ledge outside the church before tumbling onto rocks and stone-paved steps below. Emergency services, including police, a motorcycle unit, and ambulance crews, rushed to the scene. One bystander told Newsbomb that a fellow tourist ran to get help. “We stayed with him until the rescuers arrived. They took him away conscious and transferred him to the hospital.” Another eyewitness described the aftermath as “a bit hard to watch,” recalling seeing the man bleeding but still “blinking his eyes” as medics worked. The church was closed to visitors following the incident. Authorities said the man remains in stable condition as he recovers.