Italian newspapers, an archbishop and civil liberties campaigners expressed
shock and revulsion on Monday after photographs were published of sunbathers
apparently enjoying a day at the beach just meters from where the bodies of
two drowned Roma girls were laid out on the sand.
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<--- The bodies of two drowned Roma girls were laid out on the sand under
beach towels.
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<--- Police officers are helped to carry one of the bodies away in a
coffin.
Italian news agency ANSA reported that the incident had occurred on Saturday
at the beach of Torregaveta, west of Naples, southern Italy, where the two
girls had earlier been swimming in the sea with two other Roma girls.
Reports said they had gone to the beach to beg and sell trinkets.
Local news reports said the four girls found themselves in trouble amid
fierce waves and strong currents. Emergency services responded 10 minutes
after a distress call was made from the beach and two lifeguards attended
the girls upon hearing their screams.