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30 August 2019The former champion of bodybuilding and actor Franco Columbu, 78 years old, originally from Ollolai (Nuoro), but always living in Los Angeles, in the United States, died in the early afternoon after he suffered an illness while bathing in waters of San Teodoro, on the north-eastern coast of Sardinia.

World-renowned bodybuilder and friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Columbu was on vacation in Sardinia. The tragedy took place around 2 pm. Columbu was immediately rescued and transported by helicopter to the Olbia hospital, where he died as soon as he arrived at the emergency room. Useless to revive the personnel of the 118, both on the ground and on board the helicopter: for the former bodybuilder there was nothing to do.