A British photographer collapsed and died after losing consciousness at the top of a Greek beauty spot this morning.
The man, who has not yet been identified, was found in Vouraikos Gorge in Kalavryta after his friends called emergency services at around 8.30am today.
He was reportedly with other British and German hiking photographers hoping to capture the views as fighter jets flew overhead on the final day of the exercises.
Friends tried to revive the 67-year-old to no avail. He was later pronounced dead at Kalavryta Hospital.
Investigators are still working to determine the cause of death, with initial impressions suggesting he may have suffered from an illness, according to local media.
General view of the Vouraikos Gorge in Kalavryta, Greece in 2018
Allied fighter jets taking part in NATO’s Ramstein Flag exercise took to the skies over Greece
Photographers were invited to attend NATO exercises on October 1 and 8
Rescue teams found the man unconscious in vineyards on the outskirts of the town of Diakopto.
Police, fire brigade and an ambulance quickly arrived on site to assist.
The man was taken to the local hospital by ambulance, but was sadly pronounced dead on arrival.
Local firefighters posted on Twitter/X late this morning, but only confirmed that a man had been injured near the local caves.
‘An unconscious man was transported from a difficult place in the vicinity of the Mega Cave of Kalavryton and handed over to the EKAB (emergency teams).
“They (brought) 7 firefighters with 2 vehicles.”
Last month, Greece began NATO exercises with jets cutting through the towering geography of the Vouraikos Gap.
140 jets were due to take part in the NATO exercise Ramstein Flag 24, which would start locally on September 30 and end today, October 11.
Photographers were invited on October 1 and 8.
Thirteen alliances participate in the joint exercises, during which they practice, among other things, integrated air and missile defense.
British and American fighter jets were joined by allies from Greece, Canada, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Sweden.
According to NATO: ‘Ramstein Flag is an Allied Air Command-sponsored LIVEX at the tactical level, with the aim of providing participating nations, as the primary training audience, with high-quality training opportunities that encompass realistic problem sets in a complex operational environment.’