British woman is hit by a speedboat propellor and killed while swimming by the beach in Corfu 

A British woman was killed after being hit by a boat propeller off the coast of a Greek holiday island. 

The woman was hit by a speedboat while swimming off Corfu and her body was spotted by other bathers, local media says. 

Swimmers said the woman had suffered ‘serious injuries to the lower extremities’.  

The 60-year-old expat’s body was taken to Corfu General Hospital and an autopsy is expected tomorrow. 

A British woman was killed after being hit by a boat propeller off the coast of the Greek holiday island of Corfu (file photo) 

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