In memory of those who "died suddenly" in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Malta, and Greece, August 2-August 8
Two Dutch tourists, both 19, died separately vacationing in Italy; a pastor, a guitarist and a horsewoman in Germany; strange drownings in Austria, Switzerland, Spain and Greece; & many more
FRANCE
A French tourist in Malaysia “died suddenly” hiking:
French tourist and Sarawakian die while hiking
August 7, 2022
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia - Two men died on hiking trips today, one while going up Gunung Jasar in Cameron Highlands and the other while climbing up Mount Kinabalu. A 52-year-old French tourist, Marc Anthoine Anne Mane, collapsed while hiking on Gunung Jasar this morning. A rescue team failed to revive him with CPR, and his death was confirmed later by a doctor, the Pahang fire and rescue department said, Berita Harian reported.
The other man was a 51-year-old Sarawakian who was going to the Panar Laban base camp on Mount Kinabalu when he collapsed this afternoon. His mountain guide reported the incident to Sabah Parks and fire and rescue. A rescue team, with park staff and mountain guides, attempted CPR. The hiker was carried on a stretcher to Timpohon Gate where his death was confirmed by a doctor.
No cause of death reported.
BELGIUM
Noël Van den Eeckhout passed away
August 2, 2022
On July 26, former autopilot Noël Van den Eeckhout passed away much too early. The ex-Duindistel driver was barely 68 years old and rode together a nicely varied palmares. Writing down his full palmares would lead us too far, but we don't want to withhold his main achievements from you. Noël was a family man, a bon vivant and above all a gentleman on and off the track.
No cause of death reported.
https://www.autosport.be/news/noel-van-den-eeckhout-overlede n.html
THE NETHERLANDS
GroenLinks councilor Tamara Zonnenberg (38) passed away on holiday in Thailand
August 5, 2022
Tamara Zonnenberg died this week in a swimming pool in Thailand. The exact cause of death is unknown. Since September 2021, she has been an advisor to the Ministry of Defense. In February 2019 she became a councilor for the local party Lingewaard.NU after the resignation of Joop Janssen, who was party chairman at the time. At the beginning of 2020, Zonnenberg gave up on this match due to a difference of opinion. She continued independently and joined GroenLinks in the last municipal elections in March this year. In recent months she has focused on themes such as greenery, living and traffic. Besides politics, walking was her great passion. In 2021 she ran from Porto to Santiago de Compostela, more than 200 kilometers.
Two 19-year-olds “died suddenly” vacationing in Italy:
Football club in mourning after the sudden death of youth player Teun Elbers, 19
August 7, 2022
The 19-year-old SV-TOP player Teun Elbers passed away unexpectedly on Friday during a holiday with his family. The club announced this on Saturday afternoon, which speaks of ‘intense sadness’. “It has hit us extremely hard,” says chairman Frans Boon. According to Boon, the boy was on holiday in Italy with his parents and brother. What exactly happened there is
not yet known at the club. Teun Elbers played in the first team for the youth under 19 last season. He already successfully participated in TOP Sunday 1 and TOP Saturday 1. Next season he would also join these teams.
No cause of death reported.
Tragedy in Perugia, a 19-year-old boy suddenly dies
August 6, 2022
Perugia, Italy - A 19-year-old Dutch tourist died in Preci, in Valnerina, where he was on vacation with his family, during a walk. The body - on which no signs of violence were found - was found by a passer-by. An autopsy was ordered to establish the causes of death, but the most accredited hypothesis is currently that of illness.
According to what Umbria 24 reports today and as confirmed to ANSA, the nineteen year old had gone away for a walk along
the main road that leads from Preci to Castelvecchio, yesterday, in the middle of the morning, when - the mayor points out - perhaps the temperatures were already quite high. The death occurred on the way back. The boy was a guest of a farmhouse where he spent his holidays with his family for some years.
https://www.eventiavversinews.it/tragedia-a-perugia-muore-impr ovvisamente-un-ragazzo-di-19-anni/
GERMANY
"A virtuoso musician suddenly left the world"
August 4, 2022
The sudden and unexpected death of the Saarland musician Michael Marx shocked the Saarland cultural scene. The guitarist, singer and composer from Neunkirchen-Hangard, who died on Monday at the age of 66, has a large fan base in Saarland.
Jörg Aumann, mayor of the city of Neukirchen said: "Michael Marx was not only an outstanding guitar virtuoso, but also a great entertainer, a sensitive music teacher, a brilliant composer - simply a great person. Whenever it was possible for me, I attended his performances and, above all, was able to experience again and again how his always positive charisma spread to the audience.”
No cause of death reported.
Pastor Uwe Hartmann from Faulbach died unexpectedly
August 6, 2022
Pastor Uwe Hartmann, team pastor in the Pastoral Area kitzingen and pilgrimage chaplain in Dettelbach, died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 54 on Friday, 5 August. On February 20, 1999, he was ordained a priest in Würzburg's Kiliansdom by Bishop Dr. Paul-Werner Scheele. Hartmann then worked as a chaplain in Aub, Baldersheim, Burgerroth and Buch and from September 2001 in Hammelburg and Untererthal. From October 2001 he was parish administrator of Hammelburg and
Untererthal as well as curate of Gauaschach. In 2001 he became chaplain in Erlenbach, Homburg, Lengfurt and Trennfeld. In 2017, Hartmann moved to the parish community "Maria im Sand, Dettelbach" as a pastor and also became pilgrimage chaplain of the pilgrimage church "Maria im Sand". Since November 2021, he has worked as a team pastor in the Pastoral Area of Kitzingen. The place and date of Hartmann's Requiem and funeral will be communicated at a later date.
https://www.primavera24.de/aktuelles/news/pfarrer-uwe-hartma nn-aus-faulbach-unerwartet-gestorben
Reported on August 2:
Tragic death of horsewoman Sabine Oberdieck
August 2, 2022
Sabine Oberdieck was not only a well-known name in the Trakehner scene, although the passion of the advanced level dressage rider, breeder and lawyer was particularly for the Trakehner horses. She suddenly passed away at the age of
55. Sabine Oberdieck was a sought-after lawyer full-time. Outside of this she devoted herself to her family and above all to the horses. She rode successfully up to advanced level in the dressage arena and was a passionate breeder of Trakehner horses. She also volunteered and was second chairwoman of the Trakehner association. Sabine Oberdieck was only 55 years old. With her, a great horse woman and above all a great personality died.
No cause of death reported.
https://www.st-georg.de/news/pferde-und-leute/tragischer-tod-d er-pferdefrau-sabine-oberdieck/
Mourning for Klaus Rübensaal, BRK rescue service manager
August 7, 2022
The Red Cross in the district of Lichtenfels mourns the loss of its long-time head of rescue services, Klaus Rübensaal, who died suddenly and unexpectedly on July 31, 2022 at the age of 52.
As reported by the BRK district association in Lichtenfels in a media release, Klaus Rübensaal began his service with the Red Cross in the district of Lichtenfels on October 1st, 1996. In the words of BRK district manager Thomas Petrak, his
well-appreciated expertise and his compassionate leadership prompted the board of directors to transfer the management of the rescue service to him in 2010. He carried out this extremely demanding management task with great care. Under his leadership, the rescue service in the district of Lichtenfels was expanded and modernized in terms of equipment.
No cause of death reported.
Woman falls off moving roller coaster and dies
August 6, 2022
In an amusement park in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, a 57-year-old fell out of a ride. Resuscitation attempts were in vain - the fall ended fatally for the woman.
According to the police headquarters in Mayen, the 57-year-old fell off the moving track in the wildlife and leisure park and died at the scene of the accident despite attempts at
resuscitation. A rescue helicopter and the rescue service were on site, as was the volunteer fire brigade, but any help came too late.
According to "Welt", the public prosecutor's office was called in - as is usual in such cases. The police are now investigating the cause of the fall. A technical defect, negligence on the part of a person involved or a natural cause of death such as a heart attack are all conceivable.
https://www.20min.ch/story/frau-stuerzt-aus-fahrender-achterba hn-und-stirbt-357003192750
Patrick Schütze passed away
August 3, 2022
Hamburg - Patrick Schütze passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Schütze was managing director at Neofin. He was 45 years old. Schütze worked in the financial services industry for over 20 years, including managing director of his own consulting firm, Active Capital.
No cause of death reported.
https://www.private-banking-magazin.de/patrick-schuetze-ist-ver storben-neofin-hamburg/
AUSTRIA
66-year-old drowned in Alcove in pool
August 5, 2022
A 66-year-old woman drowned in her pool in Staudach, Alkoven municipality, on Thursday afternoon. The husband discovered the woman floating lifeless in the pool. The woman from the Eferding district was swimming in the pool on August 4 while her 68-year-old husband was on the first floor of the apartment building. When the man looked out the window at around 4:20 p.m., he saw his wife already floating face down in the water. He ran into the garden and pulled his wife out of the pool.
He drew attention to the emergency situation with loud cries for help, whereupon a 65-year-old neighbor rushed to help. Together they carried out resuscitation measures. Other neighbors who come to the rescue, 32 and 28 years old, support the two and set the rescue chain in motion. The resuscitation measures were carried out by those present until the arrival of the emergency doctor and the rescue team. The emergency doctor initially continued the measures without success. She was pronounced dead around 4:40 p.m.
https://www.meinbezirk.at/grieskirchen-eferding/c-lokales/frau-e rtrank-im-hauseigenen-pool_a5513527
SWITZERLAND
Bathing in the sea and illness, a 29-year-old girl dies in Castelvetrano
August 4, 2022
A girl, Giada Scarlata, resident in Switzerland and on holiday in Triscina, 29, died in the sea in the hamlet of Triscina, in Castelvetrano [Italy]. The young woman's body was spotted afloat a few tens of meters from the shoreline. She was carried ashore by some swimmers in the area, she was given some resuscitation maneuvers, also by a 118 crew who intervened on
the spot. But for the young woman there was nothing to do. The woman was on vacation in Triscina with her parents originally from Castelvetrano and it seems that around 11 she headed for the sea, leaving her husband and young son at home. Also on site are the Carabinieri and the Municipal Police of Castelvetrano and the medical examiner Angela Vento.
No cause of death reported.
https://www.direttasicilia.it/2022/08/04/giada-scarlata-mare-cast elvetrano-morta/
Man died on a sports field in Kreuzlingen – police are looking for witnesses
August 7, 2022
On Sunday night, the Thurgau cantonal police received a report that an unconscious man was lying on a sports track in Kreuzlingen. The rescue workers could only determine death. Despite the immediate use of the rescue service, the 23-year-old died a little later on the spot. Cause of death still unknown.
To clarify the cause of death, the body was taken to the Institute for Forensic Medicine in St. Gallen. At this point in time, the investigations by the Thurgau cantonal police are going in all directions, and third-party interference cannot be ruled out. The public prosecutor's office in Kreuzlingen has opened a criminal investigation.
LATVIA
Former football player of the Latvian national team Andrey Rubin suddenly died
August 3, 2022
The former player of the Latvian national football team Andrei Rubin died suddenly, it became known to the portal DELFI.lv. He was only 43 years old. Rubin participated in the 2004 European Championship together with the Latvian national team, during his career as a midfielder he represented clubs in Latvia, Russia, Sweden, England and Azerbaijan. Rubin several times became the champion of Latvia and the owner of the Latvian Cup.
As part of the Latvian national team, Rubin played 117 games in which he scored nine goals. In terms of the number of games played in the national team, he is second only to the former team captain Vitaly Astafiev. The former midfielder also became a record holder - he played 59 matches in a row in the Latvian national football team. Rubin made his debut in the Latvian football team on November 10, 1998 in a test match against Tunisia. His last game was in October 2011, at the end of the European Championship qualifying round against Croatia.
No cause of death reported.
https://rus.delfi.ee/statja/120045714/vnezapno-umer-byvshiy-fu tbolist-sbornoy-latvii-andrey-rubin
SPAIN
Shock as popular Benidorm entertainer Paul McFarlane dies following an asthma attack
August 3, 2022
Spain’s Benidorm is in mourning on Wednesday, August 3, following the news that Ultimate Stag & Extreme Hen rep and popular entertainer Paul McFarlane had died following an asthma attack. The news of Paul McFarlane’s death was
announced via multiple Facebook accounts, with the Ultimate Stag & Extreme Hen’s Facebook page stating: “It is with great sadness that our much loved Benidorm rep Paul passed away today (August 3) after an asthma attack.”
“We are raising money to cover the costs of the funeral and memorial services for Paul’s family as this passing was completely unexpected and every penny will help to give him the send-off he deserves.”
https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/08/03/benidorm-paul-mcfarla ne-dies-asthma-attack/
The man who died in Seville in the middle of the street felt bad before in a bar
August 4, 2022
The man who died on Wednesday afternoon in the middle of the street in Seville, in San Juan Bosco, very close to the Santa Justa station, began to feel unwell in a bar in the area where he was previously and from where he decided to leave to go home when you are not feeling well.
Although at first it was said that the deceased was 72 years old, sources from the National Police and the Andalusian Health Service (SAS) have confirmed this Thursday that it is an average 49-year-old man. Also this Thursday it has been ruled out that the death was as a result of a heat stroke, as the first information also pointed out. Fact that has been verified after carrying out the first medical tests on the corpse, which point to a heart problem unrelated to high temperatures, according to research sources.
Not many details about the event have emerged, but it is known that someone called the emergency services to alert that a person was unwell on this street. According to health sources, the man, a native of San Fernando (Cádiz), whose family is not known, had been going to the same bar for several days, and this Wednesday afternoon he had a drink and left the establishment. He already began to feel worse and a few meters away he leaned against a wall, falling unconscious to the ground.
Some passers-by who saw him lying on the ground thought that he was a homeless person who had fallen asleep and hence the delay in notifying the emergency services, so when he was treated by the 061 health professionals there was too much time has passed to be able to start CPR maneuvers, so they could only certify the death. Agents from the National Police and the Seville Local Police also attended the scene.
Investigation in the death of a 22-year-old girl in the parking lot of a nightclub in Murcia
August 5, 2022
The Civil Guard investigates the death of a 22-year-old girl in the parking lot of a well-known nightclub in San Javier at dawn on Friday, according to the Murcian media outlet La Opinion de Murcia. Nearby sources claimed that the girl had collapsed near the shoulder and was with a group of friends in the parking lot of the nightclub. The girl's body has been transferred to the Institute of Legal Medicine (IML) for an autopsy that will be key in determining the circumstances of her death.
After the call both the Civil Guard and an ambulance went to the scene but could do nothing. The Judicial Police of the Civil Guard has taken charge of the investigations and tries to clarify the circumstances of the death of the girl, who did not present apparent signs of violence. The investigation continues around the vicinity of the nightclub and check if there are any cameras in the area. When the girl's body was left on the side of the road, traffic had to be cut off.
A 52-year-old woman dies hours after suffering a heart attack while bathing in Llanes
August 7, 2022
A 52-year-old woman died yesterday at the Central University Hospital of Asturias hours after suffering a heart problem while bathing on Toro Beach in Llanes, and being rescued inert by recuers from the sandbank, after what they practiced resuscitation maneuvers for forty minutes. [paywall]
https://www.lne.es/asturias/2022/08/07/fallece-mujer-horas-des pues-sufrir-73140950.html
A street sweeper collapsed and died:
A cleaning worker dies after fainting in Calahonda, Granada
August 7, 2022
An operator of the Cleaning Service of the Local Autonomous Entity (ELA) Carchuna-Calahonda, in the province of Granada, has died this Sunday morning after suffering a fainting in one of the access areas to this municipality on the Costa Tropical.
Emergencies 112 Andalucía received a call at 12:40 p.m. reporting the disappearance of a street sweeper on the N-340, in the vicinity of Zarzalillo street. National Police, Local Police and 061 health services have traveled to the scene. Despite resuscitation attempts, members of the National Police have confirmed his death. Since 112, notice has been given to Prevention of Occupational Risks and Labor Inspection. It will be the autopsy that will finally determine the causes of his death.
No age reported.
MALTA
Autopsy finds that AG prosecutor Karl Muscat died from cardio respiratory failure
August 4, 2022
Karl Muscat, the prosecutor from the Attorney General's office who was found dead in his residence in Swieqi on Wednesday, died from cardio respiratory failure, the police said in a statement on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the police received a call requesting assistance at a residence on Triq is-Sirk in Swieqi at around 12.45 pm. Muscat was found unconscious in one of the rooms and when the medical team arrived on site they tried to revive the man, however he was pronounced dead.
Police officers from the Major Crimes unit as well as the District Police had gone on site. Originally, reports read that the residence had been turned upside down, however a police spokesperson had said that this did not appear to be the case. The police had said that it didn't appear that any third parties were involved in the man's death, however nothing had been excluded.
GREECE
Swimmer found dead in the Pagasetic Gulf
August 4, 2022
A 35-year-old man was found dead off the coast of the Pagasetic Gulf, in east central Greece, on Wednesday night. The man had gone snorkelling earlier in the day but had not returned, which prompted his family to alert the authorities.
His father, who joined a Coast Guard search vessel, found him in Sares Bay, in the west side of the Gulf. The preliminary investigation is being carried out by the port authority of Amaliapolis and an autopsy was ordered to establish the exact causes of the 35-year-old’s death.
Andrey Rubins played pro soccer for 16 years. At 5'9 and wealthy by Latvia standards he should have expected to live another 50 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrejs_Rubins