2 dead, 2 injured after suspected electrical leak in hotel swimming pool
Two foreign nationals died and two other people were injured after a suspected electrical leak at a hotel swimming pool in Bengaluru, India, police said.
The incident happened Friday evening, Oct. 30, at the Conrad Bengaluru in the city’s Halasuru neighborhood, according to police.
Seemant Kumar Singh, Bengaluru’s police commissioner, said investigators suspected an electrical leak but were waiting for medical, technical and expert reports to determine the cause, Public TV reported.
“We are deeply saddened by the tragic incident which occurred at Conrad Bengaluru which led to the subsequent death of two guests. We offer our deepest condolences to all those impacted,” a spokesperson for Hilton Worldwide Holdings, which owns Conrad Hotels & Resorts, told Fox News Digital.
“The cause of the incident has not yet been established and remains subject to a comprehensive investigation by local authorities,” the spokesperson continued.
‘We are offering our full support to their investigation. Our team remains available to provide all appropriate assistance to relevant authorities as their investigation continues,” the company added.
Police identified the victims 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 for IBM, The New Indian Express reported.
By Jessica Mekles