According to Sky News, the body of a man believed to be Turkish and in his 30s was discovered in the British Airways Airbus A320 at the airport’s Terminal 5. Police were called by airport staff shortly after 11am on Thursday and are trying to confirm his identity and trace relatives. The airline said it will hold talks with authorities in Istanbul and officers from Scotland Yard as they investigate how the man managed to access the plane. Read article
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Saudigazette.com reports that the Civil Defense rescue personnel recovered the body of a Pakistani national from the base of a steep mountain cliff in Asir province. Civil Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Ma’eidh Al-Shehri said that a rescue team responded to information that a person had fallen off a high cliff on Al-Nabshah mountain. The rescue […]
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Gulfnews.com reports that a speeding Ferrari driver died early on Sunday morning after his car skidded onto a grassy area and then split into two after smashing into a palm tree, it is the second death on the road since the start of Ramadan, according to Dubai’s top traffic prosecutor. The 20-year-old Indian driver died […]
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CNN reports that a performer from Cirque du Soleil died in a weekend accident during a show at a Las Vegas casino, authorities said Sunday. The performer, 31-year-old Sarah Guyard, was pronounced dead shortly before midnight Saturday, the Clark County, Nevada, medical examiner’s office told CNN. The cause of death had not been determined Sunday […]
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Dailymirror.lk reports that a 29-year-old Chinese is reported to have died yesterday after he fell off a flyover, which was above 50 feet above the ground. He was one of those employed in the construction of the flyover at Mirijjawila in Hambanthota and fell to the ground with the crane which he was operating at […]
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According to kristv.com, an immigrant from Guatemala died while in U.S. custody from what doctors diagnosed as rabies, immigration officials said Wednesday. Federico Mendez-Hernandez, 28, died Tuesday at Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital in Corpus Christi, according to a statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The U.S. Border Patrol apprehended Mendez-Hernandez on May 9 after […]
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According to a 180.com.uy report, the government put in quarantine Tuesday near the coast to a second Chinese-flagged vessel, after one of his crew showing symptoms similar to those of two sailors from another ship of the same origin who died in recent days. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said the new crew member concerned […]
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According to www.theolivepress.es, “POLICE are investigating the death of a British pensioner who was found inside his burnt out car in Almeria. Neighbours tried desperately to extinguish the fire, which enveloped the car outside Keith Bleakley’s house in Oria, near Albox.” Read Article
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As covered by arabnews.com, “Police are trying to identify an unregistered expatriate who was arrested by Riyadh police for not having a valid iqama and who has since died. The man is believed to be from India and was detained by the police during a routine inspection in Riyadh’s Al-Batha district. According to Shihab Kottukad, […]
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