A Liverpool man who died after apparently being struck by lightning was not in the water at the time, his dad said.
Local media in Greece reported that Scott Seddon, 26, died after being struck in the Agia Agathi area of Rhodes on Tuesday, May 30. Greek media outlet Rodiaki said Scott, from Childwall, was on a paddleboard in the sea when a bolt of lightning struck a short distance from where he was.
But Scott's dad Stephen Seddon, 68, told the BBC his son had returned to the beach when the tragedy happened. Mr Seddon, who is understood to have a holiday home in Rhodes, said: "He wasn't some silly tourist who gets on a board to go somewhere dangerous. He knows the water and respects the water."
