TOURIST DIES OF APPARENT HEART ATTACK WHILE CLIMBING CHIMBORAZO VOLCANO
Ralf Wüstneck a tourist from Germany died suddenly on February 4, 2013 while climbing Chimborazo Volcano. Apparently the hiker suffered a heart attack according to asturiasmundial.com. He had been part of a group of seven tourists along with mountain guides that began their ascent via the southern route of Chimborazo on Sunday February 3, 2013. They rested at 5100 meters and began the next ascent on on Sunday evening and reached the summit at about 8:00 am on Monday. After resting for one half hour. When they began their descent Mr. Ralf Wüstneck was having difficulty and suddenly collapsed when he tried to sit down. Witnesses indicated he suffered a heart attack. Members of the team approached him and discovered he had no vital signs at about 12:00pm. Because of the expeditions altitude, they left the body of the deceased and exited to lower camp with the other tourists and to notify authorities. Mountain guides and park rangers had difficulty returning to the body do to inclement weather, and recovered the body Tuesday. Read Article
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As reported by phuketgazette.net, “Police are hoping that assistance from forensics investigators will help unravel the cause of death of a Russian tourist whose body was found in his Phuket resort villa yesterday… ‘About 10 meters from the sofa, we found the body of Mr Ievgenii Porithkov, 44, from Russia, wearing white shorts and a […]
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Possible cause of death: pulmonary edema A British national tourist died of a pulmonary edema, this incident occurred inside a house located in the Pueblo Libre urbanization in Cusco. The foreign national was identified as Peter Jhon Hurfotd (62). The victim as versions of his friend Marco Jimenez came to the Imperial City to visit […]
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police.gov.bz reported on Sunday, 27th January 2013 at approximately 6:30am, San Ignacio Police checked Cell No.3 where detained person – Jeffrey Donald FURGALA, 35 year old Canadian National, was seen in the cell lying face up and unresponsive. A physical check was made on him when Police noticed him to be apparently unconscious with blood […]
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As reported by mirror.co.uk, “A British teenager has drowned after jumping into a swimming pool following a night out at a French ski resort. Lucy Sallis, 19, is believed to have scaled a fence and jumped into the outdoor pool at around 4.45am.” Read Article
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According to phuketgazette.net, “A German tourist with a heart condition fell on some rocks and drowned yesterday at Khao Lak. Mr Oberle Ovegov, 57, had spent the morning playing in the water with his wife. At about 2:30pm, as he was walking on some flat rocks that extend into the sea at Khukkhak, he became […]
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A man of 62 years and a British national has died in a fire at his home in the town of Marbella and Malaga, apparently, would have as origin a candle to the power outage. The incident took place on Monday in a duplex located in Slate Retreat Nagüeles urbanization. To enter the housing was […]
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The Orissa High Court has asked the state government to provide details of action taken on the issue of the death of an Italian tourist suffering from encephalitis. The High Court while hearing the PIL adjourned the matter till February 11. Read Article
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Infonews.com reported that Argentine tourist Ricardo Alfredo Gentille died today after falling from the 16th floor of the hotel I was staying in the resort city of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia (north), police said. The operational commander of the Police of Cartagena, the Colonel Amparo Garzon told the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo that at present […]
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According to euroweeklynews.com, “A SPANISH tourist died trying to board a plane in Rome. The deceased was late for his flight from Ciampino airport to Bari in southern Italy, at around 7am. He jumped through boarding security controls to get to the runway, but Ryanair staff refused to let him onboard as he did not […]
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