German, Slovak die in suspected electrocution at hotel pool in India


NEW DELHI, Nov ⁠1 (Reuters) - A German flight crew member and a ⁠Slovak business manager died as a result of ‌an accident in a luxury hotel swimming pool in Bengaluru, which Indian media reported on Saturday was suspected to have been ​caused by an electric current in ⁠the pool.

The Conrad Bengaluru ⁠Hotel said it was "deeply saddened" by the deaths of ⁠two ‌of its guests following a "tragic incident", without giving further details. The cause was not ⁠yet known and the hotel was offering full ​support to ‌investigators, it said in a statement.

Indian media, citing ⁠police, reported ​that the suspected cause was electrocution, and that investigators were trying to determine how an electric current had reached ⁠the water. Police could not immediately ​be reached for comment.

The victims were brought to Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, which said one was dead ⁠on arrival and the other arrived in a state of cardiac arrest and could not be revived, after what it called a "water-related incident" at the hotel.

A ​member of the hotel staff who ⁠had tried to rescue the victims and an American ​guest who "managed to swim to safety" ‌were also treated and were ​in stable condition, the hospital said.

(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam and Mayank BhardwajEditing by Peter Graff)

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