Luca Zaia (third from the left) and the 5 Albanians |
The persons from Kosovo have seen a car that had fallen down to the sea and did their best to save the victims by diving into the water. Laurat Hoti from Malisheva, 30, and Florim Bytyci from Semetishti, 38, from Mestre, have dived and pulled out of the sea the bodies of Eleonora, Giovann, and Leonardo, while Riccardo remained trapped in the steering wheel. The others, Lulzim Bytyci from Semetishti, Ilir Lekaj, Burim Kuci from Suhareka, helped them to bring them victims to the shore.
There were 5 people in the car at the sea, but unfortunately, the Albanians from Kosovo were 10 minutes late, but they were still dived in the water, risking their own lives. Of the five people in the sea they managed to save only a girl while the four boys were dead.
Apart from the fact that they did a heroic gesture, the boys from Suhareka were shown to be too modest, saying they committed an act that any person would have done.
"Everyone would do the same. At that moment you do not think, jump ... we just hoped we could save them," they said.
The Albanians are thanked by Venetian President Luca Zaia during the funeral of the victims.