In Venice, in the midst of Christmas deliveries, a kind of Grinch in the flesh has appeared. The figure does not belong to the world of fantasy but to a young woman who, according to reconstruction, snatched a boatload of gifts destined for the holidays and hurled herself down the Grand Canal until she crashed into the Rialto Bridge, the well-known arch spanning the Grand Canal, built in 1590 by Antonio da Ponte and considered one of the city’s architectural symbols. The incident occurred Thursday morning before the eyes of numerous tourists who were crowding the area. The young woman, according to initial information, may have been in an altered state when she decided to board the topo, the traditional Venetian boat used to transport goods.
The vessel, as reported by Open and Sky tg24, a motorboat belonging to the Brussa company, was moored and loaded with packages intended for Christmas deliveries. The woman allegedly took possession of the boat with the intention of appropriating the cargo, consisting of numerous packages crammed on board. Footage taken by witnesses and immediately circulated on social media shows the young woman struggling to keep her balance as the craft advanced toward the deck, until it impacted the marble balustrade. The crash caused damage to the structure, with the boat’s stern hitting three marble posts and breaking part of the deck. Some packages fell into the water and it is unclear how many of them will be salvageable. The boat, which was quite heavy, had been traveling along the Grand Canal at a particularly busy spot, and the collision could have involved other boats or the vaporetti that routinely pass under Rialto, where navigation remains intense throughout the day.
According to an initial reconstruction, the woman reportedly lost control of the mototopo moments before the collision, risking falling into the water due to the impact. Immediately after the accident, she managed to leave the boat and attempted to get away, fleeing among tourists and passersby gathered along the bridge. The escape lasted only a few minutes: some witnesses raised the alarm and Local Police officers quickly intervened, stopping her not far from the scene of the incident.
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