Aran Chada was described as a 'hero' after jumping from a boat to rescue his stricken 14-year-old.
He added after the nearly month-long search, “this man was a hero and at last now he can be reunited with his family. He was the third person to die in the lake that week. A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson said: "We are supporting the family of a British man who has died in north Italy and are in contact with the local authorities."
Aran Chada, from Leicestershire, had been missing since a boat trip on 22 July.
"Thanks to the professionalism shown in this context and the equipment supplied to them, the volunteers of Lake Garda managed to locate the body of Mr Chada on Tuesday afternoon, 16 August 2022," the coastguard said. The coastguard said volunteers found Mr Chada's body at a depth of 316m (1,037ft) and a distance of 800m (2,625ft) from Limone. A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson added: "We are supporting the family of a British man who has died in North Italy and are in contact with the local authorities." The family had rented a boat when Mr Chada's son got into trouble off the coast of the resort of Limone. He had been missing since disappearing under the water on 22 July, and the local coastguard said volunteers found his body on Tuesday. The body of a British man who jumped from a boat to save his son has been found in Italy.
Aran Chada is believed to have experienced sudden illness after jumping into Lake Garda in July.
The coastguard said at the time that Chada may have had a thermal shock seizure. He had been due to celebrate his 52nd birthday a few days later. The body of a British man who drowned after diving into Lake Garda in
Witnesses said Aran Chada, 51, leapt in when his son got into trouble and after pushing him back to the safety of the boat, he slipped beneath the surface ...
Partner Holly had raised the alarm and her screams for help were heard by passing boats who alerted coastguard dive teams. Coastguards and specialist diving teams vowed to carry on searching for him and found his body 316 metres below the surface after more than three weeks of searching Coastguards and specialist diving teams had vowed to carry on searching for him and late on Tuesday evening after more than three weeks they found his body at a depth of 316 metres.
The body of a British holidaymaker who drowned in Lake Garda last month while saving his son has been found.The body of Aran Chada, 51, was located by the ...
The body of Aran Chada, 51, was located by the Italian coastguard at a depth of more than 300 metres. It was said to have been perfectly preserved because of the lake’s cold fresh water. Antonello Ragadale, from the coastguard, said Chada’s father had identified the body.
'This man was a hero and at last now he can be reunited with his family,' Lake Garda coastguard says.
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take place in the next few days at the hospital in Brescia." A Guardia Costiera spokesman said "the drowning… It is just very, very tragic."
The tragedy happened on 22 July, and Aran Chada's body was found on Tuesday afternoon by volunteers, according to the local coastguard.
The Foreign Office said in a statement: "We are supporting the family of a British man who has died in North Italy and are in contact with the local authorities." It is just very, very tragic." The body of a "hero" British father who leapt from a boat to save his son has been discovered in a popular tourist lake in Italy, more than three weeks after he went missing.