Two foreign nationals die of suspected electrocution at Bengaluru hotel pool
A German airline crew member and an IBM project manager died following an incident at a five-star hotel in Halasuru.
Two foreign nationals died on Friday evening due to suspected electrocution while swimming in a five-star hotel pool in Halasuru, according to The New Indian Express.
The deceased have been identified as 57-year-old Alexander Maximilian Theiss, a German Lufthansa crew member, and 45-year-old Juraj Horvat, a project manager with IBM.
The incident took place at the hotel's third-floor swimming pool.
A US national, Mathew Desantis, 41, and an Indian pool attendant, Rahul Tiwari, 28, were hurt while trying to help the two men.
Both Desantis and Tiwari were taken to Manipal Hospital for medical care and are currently considered out of danger, a senior police officer said.
Police have registered a case and are conducting further investigations into the matter.