The five-star hotel in Bengaluru in which two foreigners allegedly died by electrocution in a swimming pool has issued a statement, condoling the deaths of its guests.
The establishment said it is offering full support to the authorities investigating the incident but stressed that the cause of death has not yet been established.
“We are deeply saddened by the tragic incident which occurred at Conrad Bengaluru yesterday, which led to the subsequent passing away of two guests. We offer our deepest condolences to all those impacted. The cause of the incident has not yet been established and remains subject to a comprehensive investigation by local authorities. We are offering our full support to their investigation. The incident took place at the swimming pool on the hotel’s third floor. The victims had been swimming when the incident took place. The German national’s wife, Silvia Ottawa, has filed a complaint with the police. She wrote that the victims had suffered an electric shock while trying to get out of the pool and drowned.
Our team remains available to provide all appropriate assistance to relevant authorities as their investigation continues,” the hotel said.
However, despite all clinical efforts, the patient could not be saved and was declared dead at the hospital on Friday evening. He is currently stable and is likely to be discharged today,” it added. The two victims were from Germany and Slovakia and were staying at the Conrad Hotel, one of the poshest locations in the Karnataka capital. Apart from the two victims, a US national, who was staying at the hotel, and an Indian pool attendant were also injured as they tried to rescue the victims. They were transferred to the city’s Manipal Hospital for treatment and are out of danger. “The Slovakian national was administered CPR in an attempt to revive them. “The US national anticipated the electric current and jumped into the pool to rescue the victims. He complained of a headache and was in a state of shock.
The German national was brought in dead,” the statement by Dr Mabel, Head of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Manipal Hospitals, said.
