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A 20-year-old boy died on Lekeitio's Geese Day after falling off a fence; the celebration was suspended

The young man, who was in the harbor following the test of geese, has fallen from a height of about two metres. Thousands of people have gathered in Lekeitio today and the event was developing normally until the accident.

LEKEITIO (BIZKAIA), 05/09/2026.-Un total de 112 cuadrillas tomarán parte en Lekeitio en el tradicional desafío de los gansos, una de las fiestas más populares de Euskadi, que se prevé multitudinaria al coincidir con la jornada festiva del sábado-EFE/ Miguel Toña
Geese Day in Lekeitio. Photo: EFE

A 20-year-old boy died on Saturdayafternoon in Lekeitio (Bizkaia) after falling off a security cord during the celebration of the Geese Day, Red Cross health sources reported.

The young man, who was in the harbor following the geese test, fell from a height of about two feet.

An ambulance and two mobile Advanced Life Support Units , as well as several Ertzaintza personnel, have moved to the port, and although the young man has been treated by medical personnel displaced to the site, his life has not been saved.

Due to the accident, Geese Dayhas been suspended. Thousands of people have gathered in Lekeitio today and the event was developing normally until the accident.

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