Kyriakos Papadopoulos (captain)

Kyriakos Papadopoulos ( Greek Κυριάκος Παπαδόπουλος ; * 1973 or 1974 ; † October 10, 2018 ) was a Greek coast guard captain and sea rescuer . He gained worldwide fame when he rescued thousands of migrants en route from mainland Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos in 2015 .

biography

Papadopoulos came from the island of Lesbos. His ancestors were Greek refugees who came to Lesbos in 1922 from Izmit, Turkey ( Nicomedia in Greek ). He was married and had two daughters. Papadopoulos was an officer in the Greek coast guard .

Because of his rescue measures Papadopoulos was considered the "hero of the Aegean " and was honored for his work by the Academy of Athens and the Greek government. The Greek director Daphne Matziaraki accompanied Papadopoulos in her documentary 4.1 Miles in 2017 . The film was at the Oscars 2017 in the category Best Short Documentary nominated.

Papadopoulos died in 2018 at the age of 44 of complications from a heart attack .

Web links

Greece mourns the loss of Lt. Kyriakos Papadopoulos. In: neoskosmos.com. October 11, 2018(English).; accessed on October 13, 2018

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Karolina Tagaris, Gareth Jones: Greeks mourn "hero of Aegean" who saved Thousands of refugees. In: Reuters . October 10, 2018, accessed October 13, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b Half thousands of migrants - known through Oscar nomination: "Savior of Lesbos" died. In: Focus Online . October 10, 2018, accessed October 13, 2018 .
↑ Heroic coast goard officer who saved thousands at height of refugee crisis dies at 44. In: The National Herald. October 12, 2018, accessed October 13, 2018 . Heroic greek lieutenant who saved over 5000 lives dies aged 44. In: Greek Times. October 11, 2018, accessed October 13, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Papadopoulos, Kyriakos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Greek captain and sea rescuer
DATE OF BIRTH	1973 or 1974
DATE OF DEATH	October 10, 2018

[reuters.com-1] Karolina Tagaris, Gareth Jones: Greeks mourn "hero of Aegean" who saved Thousands of refugees. In: Reuters . October 10, 2018, accessed October 13, 2018 .

[Focus-2] Half thousands of migrants - known through Oscar nomination: "Savior of Lesbos" died. In: Focus Online . October 10, 2018, accessed October 13, 2018 .

[3] Heroic coast goard officer who saved thousands at height of refugee crisis dies at 44. In: The National Herald. October 12, 2018, accessed October 13, 2018 . Heroic greek lieutenant who saved over 5000 lives dies aged 44. In: Greek Times. October 11, 2018, accessed October 13, 2018 .