Safety check calls after Cork teenager electrocuted taking shower in Greece
A 17-year-old Irish teenager, Alex McKee, died from electrocution while taking a shower in a holiday home in Greece. Local authorities are investigating the property's wiring and water heater for potential safety failures.
Why it matters
The tragedy highlights the critical need for rigorous safety inspections of tourist accommodations to prevent preventable accidents.
Alex McKee was due to begin his Leaving Certificate year at Terence MacSwiney Community College in Knocknaheeny in the coming weeks. Picture: David Keane
The death of an Irish teenager , electrocuted while taking a shower in a holiday home in Greece, has led to calls for tighter checks on appliances at tourist accommodation.
Alex McKee, 17, is said to have died instantly when picking up the showerhead in a bathroom described as “outdoor and rudimentary” on Kimolos.
“We are lucky there weren’t two deaths as a result of electrocution,” Agapitos Xanthis, a doctor on the island told Greek TV, recounting how the boy’s mother had described feeling a similar surge when she called him for help.
“I told her to immediately turn off the mains.”
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