A series of rockslides at the popular Navagio (Shipwreck) Beach on the island of Zakynthos has injured a dozen tourists and destroyed two small boats.
The terrifying experience was captured on video by tourists who were capturing vacation scenes while friends and family bathed in the crystal clear waters that are only accessible by boat.
Local police and emergency crews do not believe anyone is trapped under the rocks and no one has been reported missing, but search and rescue is still under way.
“There was a noise and a small piece of rock fell, then a second bigger and finally a third big piece of rock that during the fall created a sea whirlpool that overturned the boats,” one eyewitness told The Pappas Post via messenger chat.
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