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2023-08-03 16:20:00, Aktualitet CNA

A young man was rescued by the border police forces after his "Jet Ski" floating vehicle broke down, causing him to remain in the open sea for about 10 hours.

Through an official announcement, the police announce that the seller with the initials KS, 28 years old, was saved thanks to the reports of the 28-year-old's friends who had lost contact recently.

He had set off on a Jet Ski, from Porto Palermo to Borsh, but due to a malfunction, the Jet Ski he was driving had turned off in the middle of the sea and the sea currents had moved him towards the island of Corfu.

"Border Police, 10 hours of search and rescue operation, at night, on the open sea, to go to the aid of a 28-year-old man. His
Jet Ski was turned off, in the middle of the sea, at night, due to a defect, and sea currents moved him 2.5 miles deep (in the direction of the island of Corfu), seriously endangering his life, the Police located and rescued the 28-year-old. The search and rescue operation engaged the services of the
Border Police of DVKM Vlora and the department "Delta", with 3 vessels.
After receiving the notification from friends of the citizen KS, 28 years old, resident in Tirana, that they had lost contact with the latter, since around 8:00 p.m., this citizen, for tourist purposes, had left with a Jet Ski, from Porto Palermo towards Borshit, services of the Border Police of DVKM Vlora and the department "Delta", equipped with 3 boats and assisted by fishermen from the area, organized the work and went immediately to the open sea, to locate and rescue the 28-year-old .
As a result of a search and rescue operation that lasted from 20:00 to 06:20 today, in the open sea, carried out by specialized services of the Police, it became possible to locate 2.5 miles at the depth of the sea, and bringing the 28-year-old man ashore, in good health.
Due to a malfunction, the Jet Ski that this citizen was driving, during the night, had turned off in the middle of the sea and the sea currents had moved it, in the direction of the island of Corfu.
After the rescue, grateful for the immediate and professional intervention of the Police, the citizen KS said: "I am very grateful to the Border Police of Himara and Vlora, as I have been in the open sea for 10 hours, due to a malfunction of the water motor , and the sea currents carried me towards the island of Corfu. I thank the services as they came immediately with the watercraft and saved my life."
The Border Police Services invite any citizen/vacationer who is in need related to the functional tasks of the State Police to seek help, and the intervention of specialized services for each case will be immediate. "- said in the police announcement./CNA.al