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Man dies attempting to rescue son at Savica waterfall in Slovenia

A 44-year-old man died on Saturday afternoon near the Savica waterfall in Slovenia while attempting to rescue his seven-year-old son, who had fallen into a ravine. The child sustained severe injuries in the incident. Further details regarding the sequence of events have not been confirmed.

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2 differing positions reported on casualties across 2 publishers; unresolved.
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WhereSlovenia
46.168, 14.819 ±400 km
First reported35 days ago
Published2026-09-20 13:44 UTC
Sources2
Casualties reported1
How this travelled.
Reports2Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Man dies attempting to rescue son at Savica waterfall in Slovenia. 2026-09-20T13:44:27.441Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2978. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-20/tragedija-u-sloveniji-otac-poginuo-pokusavajuci-spasiti-sina-koji-je-af6eefe5

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