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Daily Mirror
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Antony Thrower

Swimmer blown up in front of family in mine-infested sea at beach in Ukraine

A man filmed swimming in the sea near his family suddenly exploded in shocking scenes amid fears he hit a mine deployed on the Ukrainian beach.

The footage, shot in the Odessa region of the war-torn country, showed people running toward the beach shortly before an explosion from the water.

The man’s remains were later washed up on the shoreline where his wife, son and friend had been sitting moments before his death.

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