By GB News (World News) | Created at 2026-09-21 03:21:02 | Updated at 2026-09-21 04:06:28
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An 82-year-old man has died after a brawl with a fellow beachgoer, 76, over a sunlounger.
Greek police are now investigating the death of the man at the holiday hotspot - with the 76-year-old arrested on suspicion of fatal bodily harm.
The man arrived to the popular Vouliagmeni beach just before 10am with one eye on securing a sunbed for the day.
But a dispute soon broke out between the 82-year-old and a man described by authorities as a "76-year-old man unknown to him" over one of the limited lounging spots available.
The argument over soon desccended into a full-blown brawl, according to local media.
The older beachgoer is believed to have suffered a cardiac arrest during the scuffle.
"It seems that people who were with [the assailant] also participated," according to ERT, the country's public broadcaster.
A 21-year-old woman who was with the younger beachgoer was taken into custody but later released.
The 82-year-old arrived at the beach at 10am hoping to get a sunlounger, but soon got into an argument with a 76-year-old man
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Witnesses told local media screams from the outburst could be heard from the other side of the beach.
"All hell broke loose," a beachgoer told Greece's Star News. "I'd never heard a woman scream like that before.
"You could hear her all the way to the other end," he said, claiming to see both men striking each other.
He added: "And all of this over a lounge chair and a chair."
The 82-year-old was taken to ambulance to a hospital in Voula after emergency services used a defibrillator on the scene.
He then died at the hospital at around 11am, despite doctors' best efforts.
A separate witness, who said he was friends with the 76-year-old man, recounted his version of events - but admitted he was not at the scene of the brawl.
He claimed: "My friend went to get the lounge chairs; I was buying a ticket.
Vouliagmeni's beach is one of the most popular beaches on the Athenian Riviera
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"He got into an argument with the elderly man, who told him, 'Do you know who I am? I'm in the Navy'."
He added: "My friend has injuries, as does the girl who was with him."
A source told The Guardian the alleged brawl was "shocking", saying disagreements are usually expressed vocally and "not in fistfights like this - especially between two elderly men".
Authorities said all those involved in the death would appear before a magistrate today.
