A Slovakian tourist and a German airline crew member have died after an electric current passed through the swimming pool of the Conrad hotel in central Bengaluru, The Hindu reports.
Juraj Horvat, 45, had checked into the hotel with his wife on Friday, ten days into a holiday in India. She told police she heard a loud noise near the pool and found him motionless in the water. Hotel staff who tried to help were also hurt before someone noticed the current and the power was switched off.
Manipal Hospital said Mr Horvat arrived in cardiac arrest and could not be revived. Alexander Maximilian Theiss, 57, a Lufthansa crew member on a layover, was declared dead on arrival. A 26-year-old hotel worker who went into the water was treated for shock.
Source: The Hindu
