Cristina Frazzica died in a kayak in Naples, the truth from the two cameras: the fast hull, the fatal impact

OfGennaro Scala

For the reconstruction of Sunday’s accident in Posillipo, the video surveillance images of Villa Rosebery remain fundamental: there are two different observation points. Cristina Frazzica’s autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow

The investigation into the accident in the sea of Posillipo which led to the death of Cristina Frazzica unfolds from two perspectives, two distinct observation points. The first is macroscopic, that of the surveillance cameras of Villa Rosebery. In the videos – two, according to what we learn – you would notice a large boat passing quickly and overwhelming the kayak. Images not well defined, not particularly sharp. You see silhouettes, outlines. Thanks to the distance between the coast and the point where the accident occurred. We are talking about about four hundred meters. The second observation point is instead microscopic and is represented by the work that the Port Authority is doing on the hull of the Vega, the 18 meter cabin cruiser at the helm of which was the lawyer Guido Furgiuele.

The canoe, itself light and made of plastic, may not have left impact marks on the keel of the large vessel but small traces, such as «the swipe of an eraser». Particles, therefore, which could tell their story and be fundamental for the developments of the investigation. Why, if it is certain that the 48 year old lawyer Guido Furgiueleafter one of his guests, while he was in the stern, noticed a man in the sea waving his arms, he turned to help him, but he is not sure whether the Vega is the same boat that overwhelmed the canoe.

The accident in the waters of Posillipo dates back to last Sunday afternoon Since the hours immediately following the tragedy, work has been underway to reconstruct the dynamics. Crossing the two investigative perspectives will be fundamental to crystallize a version. To tell the story as it actually happened. The criminal lawyer, currently under investigation, explained that he had rescued the man at sea but that he “did not have any perception of a previous impact”, as did the six people who were with him. However, he said he was ready to assume his responsibilities if it were ascertained that it was his own vessel that overwhelmed and killed the researcher. Tomorrow, Friday 14th, in the Institute of Forensic Medicine of the II Polyclinic of Naples, theautopsy on the body of the 30-year-old from Lombardy. The family of Cristina Frazzica – whose parents have been in Naples since last Monday – has relied on two civil lawyers, Gianluca Giordano and Andrea Balletta.

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