Tragic End to Italy Holiday: Four-Year-Old Girl from Bavaria Drowns
A tragic incident occurred on Tuesday, 2nd September 2025, at a popular campsite in Grado, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, near the Slovenian border. A four-year-old girl from the Starnberg district in Bavaria, Germany, lost her life in a bathing accident at the Italian Adriatic coast.
According to Italian media, bathers brought the child to the beach after discovering her in the water. Rescue services were quickly mobilised, but resuscitation attempts on the beach were unsuccessful. The child was then flown by helicopter to a local hospital, but unfortunately, their life could not be saved.
The girl was from the Bavarian town of Gilching, and her family was on holiday at the Villaggio Europa campsite in Grado at the time of the incident. Local authorities began investigations into the incident on Tuesday evening, but no further details about the circumstances surrounding the girl's death have been released.
The Italian coast guard confirmed the girl's nationality and the location of the incident. The family has not been identified in the article, and no other individuals involved in the rescue attempts were mentioned.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing. Our thoughts go out to the family and friends of the young girl during this difficult time.
