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Serbian ambassador to Portugal dies after falling off cliff

A person takes a picture at Boca do Inferno, where Serbia's ambassador to Portugal Oliver Antic died after falling off a cliff, in the beach town of Cascais, Portugal, February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

Serbia's ambassador to Portugal died after falling off a cliff in the beach town of Cascais near Lisbon on Friday, the local fire brigade said.

A fire brigade spokesman would not comment on the circumstances that led to the fall, telling Reuters that emergency services rushed to the scene around 1.30 p.m. (1330 GMT) and found Oliver Antic, 72, alive but badly hurt.

Paramedics tried to save him but he died shortly after the rescue, the spokesman said.

People watch the sea at Boca do Inferno, where Serbia's ambassador to Portugal Oliver Antic died after falling off a cliff in the beach town of Cascais, Portugal, February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

Born in Belgrade, Antic studied law and started working as a university professor in 1975. Among other things, he had worked as an adviser to Serbia's president.

(Reporting by Catarina Demony; Editing by Andrei Khalip and Frances Kerry)

A person takes a picture at Boca do Inferno, where Serbia's ambassador to Portugal Oliver Antic died after falling off a cliff, in the beach town of Cascais, Portugal, February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
A general view of Boca do Inferno, where Serbia's ambassador to Portugal Oliver Antic Portugal died after falling off a cliff, in the beach town of Cascais, Portugal, February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
People are silhouetted at Boca do Inferno, where Serbia's ambassador to Portugal Oliver Antic died after falling off a cliff, in the beach town of Cascais, Portugal, February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
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