In memory of those who “died suddenly” in Italy, October 23-October 30, 2023
In memory of those who “died suddenly” in Italy, October 23-October 30, 2023
Ski champ Jean Pellissier; pediatrician Antonietta Avignone; biologist Gian Paolo Ghiretti (father of paralympic swimming champ Giulia Ghiretti); 6 in “vaxxidents”; 4 at home; & more
ITALY
The last farewell to Jean Pellissier on Tuesday in Saint-Vincent
October 29, 2023
The funeral of Jean Pellissier, 51, will be held on Tuesday 31 October at 10.30 am in the parish church of Saint-Vincent. The skyrunning and ski mountaineering champion was found lifeless yesterday, Friday 27 October, in his home in Saint-Vincent. A sporting CV of the highest level for Pellissier, who for years had managed a sporting goods shop in Martigny.
No cause of death reported.
A doctor “died suddenly”:
Drama in Sinnai, pediatrician found dead in home garden: sudden illness
October 30, 2023
Antonietta Avignone, a well-known pediatrician, was found dead in the garden of her home in Sinnai. Some family members made the discovery with the immediate arrival of a 118 ambulance and the police. The doctor did not have any injuries. Death would have been caused by an illness.
No age or cause of death reported.
Until August 2, 2022, when the mandate was lifted, “vaccination” was mandatory for health workers in Italy:
Update 17/03/22: The government road map for easing anti-covid measures establishes that the vaccination obligation for health workers will remain active until December 31, 2022, with suspension from work for those who do not respect it.
https://medicolavoro.org/obbligo-vaccinazione-operatori-sanitari/
A biologist “died suddenly”:
Gian Paolo Ghiretti dies due to illness on Etna. He was the father of the paralympic athlete Giulia
October 29, 2023
He seemed to have just got off one of the minibuses that take tourists to the top of Etna. It was there that, after a hundred meters of walking, he collapsed to the ground, dying from an illness. Gian Paolo Ghiretti, 60 years old, biologist. The tragedy happened on Friday 27 October. The man was a resident of Marina di Massa. And he was the father of Giulia Ghiretti, a well-known and appreciated paralympic swimming athlete who also had world gold medals to her credit. A sudden loss that plunges Italian sport into grief, which has rallied around the girl with messages of condolence.
No cause of death reported.
Sudden death in Calabria: 13-year-old boy dies
October 28, 2023
Giuseppe was a Calabrian child of just 13 years old. A heart attack, in the silence of the night, took him away from life, from the affection of his parents and his little brother a few days ago. An incredible tragedy for the whole community.
No cause of death reported.
Agropoli – 35-year-old Manola gets sick in the car and dies on way to hospital
October 24, 2023
Manola Maira, a young woman originally from the province of Naples, only 35 years old, was struck by a sudden illness on the evening of October 23rd, while she was in the car with her mother in Agropoli. The mother, as soon as she noticed that her daughter was sick, pulled the car over and asked for help. Some passers-by helped the young woman, until the Italian Red Cross intervened. Unfortunately there was nothing left to do, Manola died on the way to the San Luca di Vallo della Lucania hospital.
No cause of death reported.
Two “died suddenly” at work:
The entrepreneur found dead in his office in Vernea, between Vinovo and Nichelino
October 26, 2023
Tragedy yesterday morning, Wednesday 25 October, in the Vernea industrial area, on the border between Vinovo and Nichelino, municipalities of the metropolitan city of Turin. A man - whose details have not yet been disclosed - was found dead in the office of his company, in Vernea street. The tragic discovery was made by a relative who, after yet another unanswered call to his cell phone and office number, decided to go to the company to understand what had happened. The 118 health personnel intervened on site and could not help but confirm the death of the entrepreneur. Every attempt to revive him was in vain. According to initial findings, he was struck down by a sudden illness within his company: it was almost certainly a heart attack, according to the doctors.
No age reported.
Limana - Costan worker suffers heart attack and dies at start of shift
October 24, 2023
Tragedy yesterday morning at the Epta Costan in Limana. A worker in the assembly department, Valentino D'Incà, 55 years old from Trichiana, died a few minutes into his work shift. Colleagues raised the alarm after the man collapsed to the ground due to a sudden illness. It was the same teammates who tried to carry out the first resuscitation maneuvers without success. Unfortunately for the 55-year-old there was already nothing left to do: a heart attack killed him. The Suem medics, who arrived within a few minutes, could do nothing but confirm his death. The company management immediately suspended the entire line, sending the unfortunate worker's colleagues home in shock.
Four “died suddenly” at home:
Leivi – Illness at home, Simone Bacigalupo dies at 28: he was a DJ at the Duplé
October 26, 2023
At twenty-eight years old, Simone Bacigalupo, he was the happiest person in the world. He was building his life together with Alessandra and Emma was born a year ago, the essence of all their joy. During the day he was a train driver at Comer, then at night he was a DJ at Duplé in Aulla, a true temple of techno music in the eighties and nineties. Everything almost like a dream, which vanished dramatically yesterday morning. Simone Bacigalupo died suddenly in Lavagna hospital where he had been hospitalized due to illness. “Bacci”, as everyone called him, suffered chest pain, then fainted. The medical staff of 118 and the volunteers of the Green Cross of Chiavari immediately provided assistance to his home in Leivi. The young father, still alive, was rushed to Lavagna hospital but his condition suddenly worsened while the doctors were subjecting him to a CT scan. He was pronounced dead shortly after.
No cause of death reported.
Rieti – 58-year-old woman found lifeless at home
October 30, 2023
Hundreds of messages of condolence on social media for the death of Anna, a 58-year-old animal lover from Rieti who was well known in the city. Anna passed away leaving relatives and friends in the deepest pain and despair. She was found lifeless inside her apartment in the historic center. A sudden fatal illness according to the first summary findings. The discovery by the police took place yesterday evening. News went around the city in just a few hours.
No cause of death reported.
Bareggio, 56-year-old found dead at home: yellow swelling on the face
October 30, 2023
They found him lifeless in his home in Bareggio. Dead for several days, maybe a week. Desperately looking for him were his children who called 112 the other day. Only the intervention of the firefighters allowed entry into the apartment of a 56-year-old, on the third floor of the municipal buildings in Piazza Cavour. There had been no news of him for days and his children were immediately alarmed. They tried to contact him, they looked for him in the places he frequented. When he was found it was too late. The firefighters found him lifeless. He had some swelling on his face, but it is impossible to know what they were due to. The prevailing hypothesis is that the 56-year-old was surprised by a sudden illness.
No cause of death reported.
Ceppaloni: man taken ill, dies in the night
October 29, 2023
A man suddenly fell ill and died on the night between Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th October: the tragedy occurred in Ceppaloni. According to some rumors, he was in the city to visit his family. The emergency services were immediately alerted but they were unable to do anything to save him, they could only confirm his death. The Carabinieri have started investigations: they have also ordered an autopsy to clarify the nature of the death.
No age or cause of death reported.
Sudden illness, a 49-year-old dies: shock in Ceppaloni
October 30, 2023
Bitter fate for a forty-nine-year-old who lived in marginal conditions and who found himself in Ceppaloni despite not having a permanent home there. He had spent the evening near a bar when suddenly an illness struck him down. [Paywall]
No cause of death reported.
Three “died suddenly” playing sports or jogging:
Illness while kitesurfing, 40-year-old dies in Torvaianica
October 30, 2023
He was kitesurfing off the coast of Torvaianica, 150 meters from the shore, when he suddenly felt ill: a 40-year-old died around 2 pm, when a strong sirocco wind arose along the entire Roman coast and the civil protection Capitolina had issued a yellow alert for bad weather conditions. The tragedy happened on the high seas: it was the waves of the sea already swollen by the wind that returned the now lifeless body of the kitesurfer, which landed on the shore of the Meduse seafront at number 80, near the ragno d'Oro bathing establishment, in the center of Torvaianica. Not far from the body, the 40-year-old's surfboard also appeared. It immediately became clear that there was nothing left to do for the 40-year-old: the 118 health workers could do nothing but confirm his death.
No cause of death reported.
Tragedy in Castelsardo, he collapses on the pitch and dies at 63
October 28, 2023
Last night a tragedy occurred at the "Lu Ponti" sports field. Giuseppe Palmas, former Castelsardo player and current junior coach, has died. He was known as Diddo, he was 63 years old and was a native of Castelsardo. After training, he collapsed due to a presumed heart attack despite timely help and the use of a defibrillator. Despite the arrival of two ambulances, one basic and one medical, it was not possible to save him.
A sudden illness after a jog, Giorgio Bodini killed at the age of 61
October 28, 2023
Sudden illness after the walk: Giorgio Bodini, for years in the Local Police of Cremona, did not make it. He was commander in Polesine Parmens. Loved and known in the city, he was passionate about sports. Over the years, in addition to individual sport, he had also left a positive memory in various amateur sports in the city. Daniele Bonali, former president of the Zaccaria Football Association, remembers this: "Giorgio trained our Juniors, he took them running around the neighbourhood, the boys followed him carefully. He made himself loved. News that left us stunned".
No cause of death reported.
Four “died suddenly” while out and about:
Woman dies in the supermarket due to a sudden illness
October 29, 2023
A 75-year-old woman, resident in the area, died this morning, Sunday 29 October, at the Donoratico supermarket, while she was shopping. Other people present saw her collapse between the shelves while she was pushing her trolley and immediately gave the alarm to the emergency services. The Cecina medical vehicle and the Pegaso helicopter were sent from the 118 station. Unfortunately, the helicopter was returned while it was in flight because, despite resuscitation attempts, the woman was dead. Her death would have occurred due to a sudden illness which later proved fatal. The doctors were unable to keep her alive, despite first trying to apply the defibrillator and subsequently her doctor practicing all the resuscitation maneuvers for a long time.
No cause of death reported.
Sbarre - young woman found dead in via Calveri
October 27, 2023
Late in the morning, a 22-year-old girl was found lifeless in via Calveri, the road that connects via Sbarre Superiori with the Ciccarello district, in the southern area of Reggio Calabria. The 118 health personnel who intervened on site were only able to confirm the death of the young woman. According to initial information, the causes of the girl's death, whose details have not been disclosed, suggest a sudden illness. The police intervened on the scene to investigate the case.
No cause of death reported.
Illness in the Casino car park, 68-year-old dies
October 25, 2023
The alarm was raised on Sunday evening, when some customers of the Ca' Noghera Casino noticed in the car park that a man was collapsed inside his car and showed no signs of life. He had certainly arrived to enter the gaming room, but then struck by a sudden illness he probably didn't even have time to get out of the car to walk towards the entrance of the Casino. The Suem called by passers-by intervened to rescue the man, a 68-year-old from Tezze sul Brenta, Claudio Vanzetto. His condition did not allow health workers to attempt any maneuver to save him: it was already too late. The death was confirmed by the doctor, and the Venice 113 police arrived on site. Cardiac arrest was the reason for the disappearance, perhaps caused by a heart attack and therefore by natural causes which, in the absence of other signs that could suggest different reasons for the death, led the Authority to return the body to the family.
Alessandria: rescue at the bank, but the illness was fatal
October 26, 2023
Giovanni Mario Bormolini, 54 years old, the man who was rescued this morning due to a sudden illness while on the lift of the Banca Popolare di Sondrio, did not make it. The man was resuscitated by the 118 doctors, on site with the Red Cross and Castellazzo Soccorso ambulances, and transported to hospital. Where, unfortunately, his heart stopped beating forever.
No cause of death reported.
57-year-old with abdominal pain goes to the emergency room in Venice: classified in code yellow, he dies in the bathroom
October 28, 2023
A Venetian man went to hospital for abdominal pain and died suddenly while in the bathroom. A 57-year-old Venetian man, late in the evening of Thursday 26 October, arrived in the emergency room at the Civil Hospital of Venice, explaining to the doctors that he felt unwell due to pain in the abdominal area. The victim went to the bathroom while waiting to be examined after the triage had classified him as a yellow code patient, i.e., "medium critical" but not in danger of life. Just as he was in the bathroom he fell ill and died.
No cause of death reported.
He dies suddenly at 51 years old. Goodbye to Nicola Arceri
October 27, 2023
Nicola Arceri, from Ventimiglia, passed away in the last few hours at the age of just 51. His death would have occurred in Genoa, a “sudden death” as announced by his partner Consuelo, his mother Maria, his father Salvatore, his sister Fabiana, with his nephew Mattia and his brother-in-law Stefano.
No cause of death reported.
“Died suddenly” while hunting:
Hunter struck by a sudden illness: there was nothing that could be done
October 27, 2023
Giovanni Brescianini, born in 1954, passed away suddenly, struck down by an illness. His family raised the alarm, worried about not seeing him come home for lunch. The tragedy occurred yesterday, Thursday 26 October 2023, in via Gazzoli in Corte Franca. It was his family who alerted the emergency services, alarmed not to see him return home for lunch. The call to 112 was made around 1.15 pm in code red. The Carabinieri from the Adro station, the firefighters and the medical workers rushed to the scene, but it was all in vain. Unfortunately, there was nothing left for the man to do.
No cause of death reported.
Six killed in “vaxxidents”:
San Martino Canavese - Dies suddenly driving his tractor Former city councilor and musician.
October 27, 2023
San Martino Canavese in mourning. On the afternoon of Wednesday 25 October 2023, Renzo Pastore Giacolin, 65 years old, former city councilor, died of a sudden illness while driving his tractor in his olive grove. The accident occurred in the fields located in the Mulinera region, not far from where Giacolin lives, on the road that leads to the Trinity church. He was working with the shredder in preparation for the olive harvest. The tragic discovery was made by his wife, Elena Korkis, a ceramic artist of Syrian origin, who, alarmed by her absence and the lack of news, decided to go look for him in the olive grove accompanied by a family friend. Unfortunately, she found her husband lifeless, lying on the ground, next to the tractor which still had the engine running. Despite the timely help, the 118 doctor could only confirm the death. Investigations into the circumstances of the accident are underway.
No cause of death reported.
Pedestrian slips from the sidewalk and is hit and killed by a car: terrible accident in Vicenza
October 26, 2023
An absurd and tragic accident cost a man's life today as he walked on the street in the Vicenza area. The tragedy took place in the late morning today, Thursday 26 October, in the municipality of Velo d'Asico, in the upper province of Vicenza. For reasons still to be clarified, the pedestrian slipped from the sidewalk just as a car was arriving that did not have time to avoid it. The health workers of Suem 118 who tried to revive the victim came to the site of the tragedy but unfortunately, they had to surrender and declare the death shortly after. The carabinieri for the necessary findings and to ascertain the dynamics of the tragic accident are also on the site of the incident. It remains to be ascertained if the victim has slipped for sudden illness or fatal distraction.
No cause of death reported.
Car hits pole, then down the embankment: 43-year-old dies, partner and son injured
October 25, 2023
Sickness while driving, car against a pole and then down the embankment: 43-year-old from Rubiera (Reggio Emilia) dies. The tragedy occurred this morning around 5.10 am just outside Bondanello di Moglia (Mantua), along provincial road 44 which runs along the Secchia river. There was a thick fog over the area and the asphalt was slippery due to the rain. The man from Reggio Emilia with two passengers was on board a Peugeot 407: they came from the town of Bondanello and were going up the road that leads to the bridge over the river, when suddenly the man felt severe pain and lost control of the car.
No cause of death reported.
63-year-old Tiziano Frasnelli died in a terrible road accident in Val di Non
October 25, 2023
According to the Carabinieri's initial reconstructions, the 63-year-old was traveling along the downhill stretch of provincial road 43 which goes from Mollaro towards Mezzolombardo. Suddenly, perhaps due to an illness or a tragic distraction, Frasnelli invaded the two opposite lanes that go up towards the town of None. At that point a head-on impact with another car was inevitable. And two other vehicles were then involved in the accident. Rescuers arrived immediately. Ambulances, helicopter, Taio firefighters, law enforcement and provincial road management service were present. Despite the attempts, the 63-year-old died while four other people were injured.
Sickness while driving, ends up with the truck against a shelter which falls on the vehicle: 57-year-old dies
October 24, 2023
At approximately 12.40 today, 24 October 2023, the Udine firefighters intervened with 2 teams from the Codroipo detachment and the crane from the Udine headquarters at the Rhoss company in Codroipo (UD) for an accident at work. For reasons still being ascertained, while traveling along the company's internal roads, a lorry driver on board his articulated lorry, after a sudden illness, crashed his road tractor into the metal supports of a warehouse shelter, the heavy vehicle stopped under the shelter, part of which collapsed onto the truck cab and the driver of the vehicle remained inside. This is a 57-year-old man, resident in Udine, an employee of Fau. As soon as the firefighters arrived on site, they created an opening in the cab of the truck to allow the medical staff to reach the driver, for whom unfortunately the doctor could only confirm the death.
No cause of death reported.
Udine - Sudden illness while in the car with his son, dies at 65
October 26, 2023
A 65-year-old man, G.Z. of Premariacco, died this afternoon, October 26, 2023, in Sauris, taken ill while traveling by car with his son and the boy's girlfriend on provincial road 73. A fatal heart attack. The son tried to perform life-saving maneuvers but there was nothing to be done.