Three young friends, including a couple, were filmed in a heartbreaking final embrace before they were swept away by flash floods in northern Italy.
Patrizia Cormos, 20, her friend Bianca Doros, 23, and her boyfriend Cristian Molnar, 25, had decided to take a stroll along the Natisone River near Udine in the northern Friuli region when the river surged to dangerous levels after days of torrential rain.
The two women and man, all aged in their 20s, were last seen alive on Friday standing thigh deep in the swirling river water on a tiny island they walked to in the middle of the river.
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48 Comments
The stupid genes die with them. Sounds harsh but, those who live to be old have highly evolved defensive mechanisms, meaning, we know what's best for us.
To those asking… "why didn't they swim to shore".
Perhaps one to more of them couldn't swim?
The fire-fighters told them to huddle together… probably because,
one or more weren't strong swimmers.
Horrible. I go anywhere near water I have a life preserver.
Dood prolly felt compelled to stick around to comfort da ladies otherwise yeah he would've and could've maybe done a macho man swim to safety maybe..welp, rip
It said they were on an island in the river when it began to rise. Also the they were thrown rope to grab onto but they couldnt reach it.
"Cross as a group when the water is especially swift or deep. The strongest person should be slightly upstream to break the current for the others. Cross in a line holding onto each other's pack straps, side by side with arms linked, or in a tripod with arms linked…" National Park Service.
Goving up when the water is at your knees moght be the most italian thing ive ever seen.
If they were able to stand there like that, could they not have moved closer to shore? I imagine the current was strong but if they moved together as a group….
Man, I wonder how this could happen. So sad. I guess it’s hard to judge without being there, but seems like they could have just dove in and swam to shore. Sad regardless and I’m sorry for their family’s.
why they go there?
This is so painful
Who filmed them standing there that they couldn’t help them in that moment, was it a drone or a person filming? Prayers for their families
Less time hugging and more time climbing. Idiots.
The water is so strong that it will probably sweep away even large animals. They were standing on a small island in the middle. The moment they step off, they'll be swept away. There's no chance of crossing to the bank without being swept away. And they actually were when the river rose.
Sad
It look like they all 3 wanna die together. They could walk from there… maybe religious thing. Tragic
Quem sou eu para julgar.
Mas parece que ficarem os tres abraçados não parece ser a melhor forma de lutar pela sobrevivênciia, ao menos naquela situação.
E outra, quem diabos tem ideia de passear em um rio após dois dias de chuvas torrenciais???????
Look at the clouds in this video. This was Murder. These flash floods are deliberately created by geo engineering the skies. Families should sue the government for murder.
Hmm some recent film called nyad.
They are only knee deep, the shore isnt far and they just stand there until they get swept away…why?
My friend ask me was this a sucide pact…I told him nuh I think they had no chance of getting to the shore. He said so they never even tried then died? Yes I said! oh well that's sad but i would have tried what u got to lose then he walked off
0:03
Why arent they trying to even move, its still at leg level..
Who on earth films this without interfering?! Without empathy?!
Cold blood 😢
Such ignorance 😢
That river under that bridge is super deep n narrow the currents once past it much be crazy
The circumstances remain uncertain. I saw a picture where they stood in the area while the water gushed down. why didn't they move to the river's edge upon noticing the approaching water? Perhaps they were wrongly advised to stay together in the middle of the river. Rest in Peace!
I bet Italy is going to try to make it another country's fault
Absolutely heartbreaking, this brought me to tears. I feel so sorry for their families.
Poor rescue
Swim with current not against it
Well another one bites the dust
Force of nature and plain stupidity never get along …
"Why the person who took the video didnt go & help them?!!!"
The longer vid clip shows the video was zoomed in, the person was quite far away from them.
Rest in Peace.
Too much stupidity in these comments. People have no clue how strong river currents can be.
România isi plânge victimele :(((((((((
Sorry, but no selfie is worth dying for..
they could have easily escaped to the trees, seriously no survival instinct??? atleast the man could have survived easily.
Why didn't they climb the tree literally 2 foot away from them
They all survived
May they rest in peace. This is terrible
As usual there are a lot of very stupid people here in the comments section. Deepest condolences to the families..very sad.
Tragedy.God be with their families, this is so sad.Three angels, stay together in Eternal life and love each other😢❤
Why they simply didnt try with BOAT?Police didnt do their job..Poor angels😢
Would swimming diagonally given them a better chance of survival??
Prosecutors? Who they gonna prosecute? The water?
Rip ❤❤😢
why can't they swim?
Αυτός που τράβηξε το βιντεο ή τις φωτογραφίες γιατί δεν βοήθησε να σωθούν; θα τρελαθούμε….
Natural selection. Instead of hugging I would be doing everything possible to SURVIVE.