BENGALURU: Two foreign nationals died due to electrocution in the swimming pool of a private hotel in the city late on Friday night. The deceased were identified as Alexander Maximilian Theiss (57), a German national and Lufthansa crew member, and Juraj Horvát (45), a Slovak national and project manager with IBM.
The incident occurred around 11.30 pm in the swimming pool on the third floor of Conrad Hotel in Halasuru where they had been staying since the last few days. After finishing swim and heading out, the two slipped and fell when they were electrocuted and died. An American tourist, Mathew Desantis (41) and pool attendant Rahul Tiwari (28) who came forward to rescue both, sustained injuries and have been admitted to hospital.
Alexander’s wife Silvia Ottawa has lodged a complaint against the hotel management alleging negligence and lack of maintenance. The police are investigating and sent both bodies to Manipal Hospital for autopsy.
Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh told media persons on Saturday, “Last night, an unfortunate incident took place late evening at the swimmign pool of a five-star hotel on the terrace level, where there is suspected electric leakage. It appears to be a case of electrocution. However, till all the medical and technical reports come in, we cannot as of determine exactly what has happened”.
#WATCH | Bengaluru, Karnataka: City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh says, “One unfortunate incident took place late evening in a five-star hotel in which in the swimming pool which is on the terrace level, the third level, where there is suspected electric leakage. It seems to be, appears to be a case of electrocution. However, till all the medical reports are there and the technical reports, expert reports come, we cannot as of determine exactly what has happened. But the two foreigners, one from Germany and one from Slovakia, have lost their lives. We have taken a complaint from one of the spouses of the deceased. Two people are injured. Our police are investigating. We have cordoned off that area, and we are finding out the exact reason how it happened, and we’ll get to know the truth.”
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“The two foreigners, one from Germany and one from Slovakia, have lost their lives. We have taken a complaint from one of the spouses of the deceased. Two people are injured. Our police are investigating. We have cordoned off that area, and we are finding out the exact reason how it happened, and we’ll get to know the truth”, he added.
