It was there standing on a rock on an island in the Madeira archipelago when, in an attempt to have a souvenir photo takennShe didn’t notice a wave that first hit her and then threw her onto the rocks: that’s how he lost his life Margherita Salvucci, the twenty-eight year old originally from Colmurano, in the province of Macerata, who had moved to Padova in order to achieve the master’s degree in psychiatry and where he had recently started working just like psychiatrist.
The accident on holiday
She had gone to Portugal for the holidays with the whole family, his father Piergiovanni, his mother Ornella Formica – former mayor of Colmurano – and his sister. The tragedy would have taken place before their eyes, when the young woman bounced on the rocks, hitting her head. A Tuscan tourist, a firefighter, immediately tried to help her, diving into the water to recover her while waiting for help, who then transported to hospital. The young woman died there yesterday morning, Friday 28 June.
The memory of the speaker
In addition to her friends, Fabio also remembered her Bless youteacher of theUniversity of Padua as well as Margherita’s speaker: «It was one of the more curious and interested students in the subject that I had ever come across, of those passions that do not remain indifferent and that enliven the matter with ever new stimuli. I was lucky enough to be able to follow her throughout all the years of study, up to her achievement degree masterly, which Margherita obtained with the highest marks”, explains Sambataro. Margherita had graduated with a thesis on bipolar disorder and was already working, always with Fabio Sambataro, at the affective disorders clinic and the prevention of mental illness.
Research planned in Canada
«We already had agreed to a research period at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and she was obviously thrilled about it. She had worked hard and continued to do so every day to earn all the goals that she then inevitably achieved. His was an endless curiosity, a driving force to understand the human mind and offer its help. She would have been a wonderful doctor.” He then clings to the memory of her: «His smile was pure positivityI don’t know how we will handle this tragic loss.”
