On Friday evening, two foreign nationals from Germany and Slovakia died from suspected electrocution in a hotel swimming pool BENGALURU: Two foreign nationals, a German and a Slovakian, died following suspected electrocution in the swimming pool of Conrad Hotel in Bengaluru on Friday evening.Two others, including an American tourist and a hotel employee, were injured while attempting to rescue them.The incident took place on the third floor of the hotel in Ulsoor.The deceased have been identified as Alexander Maximilian Theiss (57), a German national and Lufthansa crew member, and Juraj Horvat (45), a Slovak national who worked as a project manager with IBM.Mathew Desantis (41), an American national staying at the hotel as a tourist, and Rahul Tiwari (28), a pool attendant and lifeguard employed at the hotel, were injured while trying to rescue the two men.All four were rushed to Manipal Hospital, where the two injured survivors are undergoing treatment. They are reported to be out of danger.Police have registered a case and launched an investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.According to Dr Mabel Vasnaik, HOD of Emergency Medicine, Manipal Hospitals, while Theiss was brought dead, the doctors tried resuscitating Horvat, but could not succeed, and he was eventually declared dead too. “The cause of death was electrocution,” Dr Vasnaik said.Along with them, Mathew Desantis, 41, a US national and Rahul Tiwari, a 28-year-old pool attendant and lifeguard from the Conrad Hotel were also brought to the hospital.Desantis reportedly detected a current when he was swimming in the pool and swam back to safety while Tiwari jumped in to save the other two members in the pool. “The US national had a headache yesterday, but as of today, he is stable and will mostly be discharged by evening. The pool attendant who jumped in to save them is also stable, but has manifested some pain today. We will take some x-rays to rule out any fractures and will discharge him today too,” Dr Vasnaik told TOI. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Bengaluru | Silver Rate in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru | Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Petrol Price in Bengaluru | Diesel Price in Bengaluru | CNG Price in Bengaluru | LPG Price in Bengaluru
German, Slovak nationals die of suspected electrocution in Bengaluru 5-star hotel pool
On Friday evening, two foreign nationals from Germany and Slovakia died from suspected electrocution in a hotel swimming pool. A US national and an Indian pool attendant were injured while trying to rescue them. Both the injured individuals were taken to Manipal Hospital for treatment, and they are currently reported to be out of danger. Police have initiated an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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