Man drowns in Po after trying to take photo

Police at the scene of the incident

 ROME – A 53-year-old died in Turin after falling into the river Po while taking a photo, police said. A Bangladeshi man dived in after him. 

 Luca Aghemo, from Rivalta, was taking a "romantic stroll" with his wife on Saturday evening when he fell into the Po. Although his wife tried to rescue him, she was unable to. It is suspected he had a heart attack which caused him to fall in to the cold water. 

 A 24-year-old, Rasel Miya Md, from Bangladesh dived into the river after Aghemo but was also unable to rescue him. The fire brigade was called to the scene, where they were able to pull Md from the water.

 After an hour-long search, they found the body of the 53-year-old further down the river.

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