Two foreign tourists have died following an incident at the swimming pool of a luxury hotel in Bengaluru, India, in what authorities suspect may have been an electrocution accident.
The victims were identified as a German flight crew member and a Slovak business manager.
According to Indian media reports, authorities are investigating how electricity may have entered the swimming pool at the Conrad Bengaluru Hotel.
Both victims were rushed to Manipal Hospital on Old Airport Road.
One was pronounced dead upon arrival, while the other later succumbed after being brought to the emergency department in cardiac arrest.
A hotel staff member who attempted to rescue the victims and an American guest who managed to swim out of the pool were also treated at the hospital.
Both survivors are reportedly in stable condition.
In a statement, the hotel expressed deep sadness over the deaths of its two guests and assured that it is providing full cooperation to authorities investigating the incident.
The exact cause of the incident remains under investigation.
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