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Evening Standard
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Michael Howie

Corfu tragedy: British mother swept to death on Greek island as teenage son watches helplessly from beach

A British mother has drowned after being swept away by strong waves in Corfu as her teenage son watched from the beach.

The 50-year-old woman, who has not been named, was swimming with her husband at Roda beach on the Greek holiday island when tragedy struck on Wednesday.

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