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A young martial arts student from Hania, Crete, has died after suffering a serious head injury during training.
As reported by local media, the 19-year-old, who was hospitalized in the intensive care unit of Hania General Hospital, died on Monday morning despite doctors’ efforts to keep him alive.
According to the hospital’s director, Giorgos Beas, the young man was admitted to hospital on February 27 and immediately admitted to ICU. His injury, however, had occurred two days previously.
The 19-year-old had suffered head injuries and underwent two surgeries to treat a blood clot in the brain.
He remained intubated in the ICU for several days.
A postmortem has been ordered.