In memory of those who 'died suddenly' in France, Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Poland, and Romania, August 8-August 15
In Germany, artist Dmitri Vrubel and songwriter Herman Witke (and three more dead in "vaxxidents"); Finnish musician Jusso Hakulinen; three drownings in Spain, and two in Switzerland; and more
FRANCE
Reported on August 7:
French tourist dies while hiking on Gunung Jasar in Cameron Highlands
August 7, 2022
Marc Antoine Anne Marie, 52, was hiking towards the peak with nine other friends and a mountain guide when he suddenly collapsed about 10.20 am. Pahang Fire and Rescue Department [Malaysia] public relations officer Zulfadli Zakaria said the victim and his team members started the climb about 8.20 am.
"The group was nearing the peak when the victim suddenly collapsed. The MERS 999 received a distress call about the incident about 10.28am. Six firemen along with policemen and Civil Defence Force members were deployed to the scene. Upon arrival, the rescue operation commander immediately performed CPR on the victim but he did not respond. The victim was carried on a stretcher towards the foot of the hill before paramedics confirmed his death," he said in a statement today.
Zulfadli said the police were alerted about the incident and the remains were taken to the Sultanah Hajjah Kalsom Hospital here. It is learnt that the victim was part of a group which consisted of four French nationals, four Italians, one Norwegian and a local tour guide.
THE NETHERLANDS
Reported on August 7:
Sad! Giancarlo Talamini from the ice cream shop in Almelo suddenly passed away
August 7, 2022
Sad news about the famous ice cream shop Talamini in Almelo. Giancarlo Talamini passed away suddenly. The ice cream maker has only lived to 49 years. Giancarlo was found in his home by police and firefighters on Saturday, Tubantia reports. The ice cream maker lived alone, in the living space above his ice cream parlor on Grotestraat. He died after a heart attack. The ice cream shop hadn't been open this whole year, Giancarlo didn't feel like it anymore.
Giancarlos' father Gian-Piëro (Piet) passed away six years ago. After his death, the ice cream shop went well for a while. Giancarlo even had the salon renovated in March 2020. Everything got a new coat of paint and new furniture was added. The corona crisis started two weeks after the renovation. The lockdowns in particular hit Giancarlo. In the periods when the business was allowed to be open, it was extinct in that part of the Grotestraat. Giancarlo was lucky enough to own the property (salon and home) so he didn't have to pay rent.
BELGIUM
Brussels magistrate Jos Colpin died unexpectedly
August 15, 2022
The Brussels magistrate Jos Colpin has died suddenly Sunday morning, age 74. This was announced in the paper Het Nieuwsblad this morning. His death came totally unexpected. He was a great man. Jos Colpin worked in several functions. Apart from his work as magistrate he was also member of the Hoge Raad voor Justitie (Judiciary). “He was a wonderful person and very appreciated magistrate”, report the social media.
No cause of death given.
https://www.bruzz.be/samenleving/brusselse-magistraat-jos-colpin-onverwacht-overleden-2022-08-15
36-year-old man found dead in jacuzzi: Public Prosecution Service starts investigation
August 12, 2022
In Herselt, a 36-year-old man was found dead in his jacuzzi on the Berglaan in Bergom on Thursday evening. The prosecutor's office has launched an investigation and has ordered an autopsy. The man was found lifeless late at night by his neighbors in the jacuzzi in his garden. The first findings pointed to a natural death, but due to the young age of the victim, the public prosecutor has started a judicial investigation. An autopsy will show whether he actually died of natural causes. The body is expected to be examined today or Saturday.
GERMANY
Dmitri Vrubel, painter of kissing communist leaders on Berlin Wall, dies
August 15, 2022
Dmitri Vrubel, a Russian-German painter best known for his painting of the kissing communist leaders Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker on the Berlin Wall, died aged 62, as reported on Monday, August 15. The news of the death of Dmitri Vrubel, the beloved Berlin Wall painter was shared by Milena Orlova editor-in-chief of the Art Newspaper Russia, on Facebook, who stated, “Oh, how hate to be the messenger of death. Dmitri Vrubel has died. My condolences to his loved ones and friends,” she said. Although the cause of his death has no been reported, on July 14, a photograph of the painter at the hospital was shared on his Facebook page. His wife had previously stated that his heart had become very weak following a battle with Covid.
The author of the hits “La-la-fa” and “Everything is in your hands” Herman Witke died at 53
August 12, 2022
Songwriter Herman Witke has died at the age of 53. He composed such hits as: “La-la-fa”, “Everything is in your hands”, the Mash Telegram channel reported. In addition, his songs are performed by Philip Kirkorov and the Ivanushki International group. According to preliminary data, the cause of death was a heart attack. This year, Herman Witke was in the hospital twice.
Reported on August 9:
Amateur footballer dies on a sports field in East Friesland
August 9, 2022
A Brookmerland FC player collapsed playing football and died shortly afterwards on the pitch. A tragedy happened on Friday evening at the Blau-Weiss Filsum sports field. During the cup game of the Ostfrieslandpokal IV between BW Filsum II and FC Brookmerland, a Brookmerland footballer collapsed during the first half and died a little later on the pitch. The 38-year-old leaves behind a wife and two children.
No cause of death reported.
Three “vaxxidents” (2 on bikes):
Medical emergency causes accident
August 12, 2022
The 62-year-old was driving his car at around 11:30 a.m. on the A9 near Schnaittach in the direction of Berlin. Shortly before the Wolfshöhe car park, he lost control of the vehicle for reasons that were initially unclear, first crashed into the right-hand guardrail and then came to a halt on the central guardrail. First responders found that the man had lost consciousness. Despite being freed from the accident vehicle and resuscitation initiated, an emergency doctor was only able to determine the death of the 62-year-old.
Patrols of the traffic police inspection Feucht took over the police measures at the scene of the accident. After assessing the accident, the officials assume that the 62-year-old driver was not killed in the accident. Rather, it must be assumed that the man fell victim to a medical emergency while driving.
Reported on August 11:
Cyclist dies after falling
August 11, 2022
Motorists found a fallen cyclist on the L3277 between Beuerbach and Wallrabenstein in the Rheingau-Taunus district. The man died on the spot. The witnesses found the 59-year-old cyclist when he was already lying in the ditch.
"There are no eyewitnesses to the crash," said a police spokesman. Due to the existing ambiguity about the course of the fall, extensive investigative activities were initiated. An expert was appointed by the public prosecutor's office and a drone was used by the police to provide a better overview. Whether it was an accident or a medical emergency could not be determined conclusively. The investigations into this are still ongoing.
Cyclist dies without outside influence in the Hochtaunus district
August 14, 2022
A cyclist was fatally injured in an accident without external influence on the L3004 in the Hochtaunuskreis. As the police said, witnesses observed on Saturday afternoon how the 54-year-old cyclist, without the involvement of another road user, began to drive in wavy lines and then fell. First responders tried to revive the man before he was taken to a hospital, where he eventually died.
No cause of death reported.
https://www.fnp.de/hessen/radfahrer-stirbt-ohne-fremdeinwirkung-im-hochtaunuskreis-zr-91724155.html
SWITZERLAND
Jumped into Lake Zurich and never surfaced again - Man died after a swimming accident at Utoquai
August 13, 2022
Tragic accident in Zurich district 1: As the Zurich city police announced on Saturday afternoon, around 1.30 p.m. the report was received that a man jumped into the water at the theater bridge and then did not reappear. The officers of the water protection police, who were immediately deployed, were able to rescue the man from Lake Zurich a short time later, but the 27-year-old died on the spot despite the immediate resuscitation measures. Whether the bathing accident is related to the Street Parade is still being clarified by the Zurich city police, as Blick said on request.
https://switzerlandtimes.ch/local/man-%E2%80%A0-27-died-after-a-swimming-accident-at-utoquai/
Man dies in the Oberer Letten bathing establishment
August 14, 2022
On Sunday afternoon there was a swimming accident at the Oberer Letten river pool. At 5:30 p.m., the Zurich city police received a report that a man was being resuscitated. Initial police investigations revealed that the man had previously been discovered by a lifeguard in the water and taken out of the river. Despite the immediate resuscitation measures taken by first-aiders and the paramedics from Protection & Rescue Zurich, the 23-year-old unfortunately died on the spot, the Zurich city police wrote in a statement.
https://www.20min.ch/story/person-stirbt-in-der-badeanstalt-oberer-letten-656121754959
NORWAY
74-year-old Norwegian mountaineer died of a heart attack in Picos de Europa
August 15, 2022
A 74-year-old Norwegian mountaineer has died after suffering a heart attack while on a route between Vega de Ario and the Covadonga Lakes, in the Picos de Europa [northern Spain], specifically at the height of Bobias. The events occurred shortly after half past four in the afternoon on Monday. The body was removed at seven twenty in the afternoon, under the supervision of the Cangas de Onís Mountain Civil Guard. The warning was given by a mountain guide, who reported that an older mountaineer had suddenly collapsed.
https://www.lne.es/asturias/2022/08/15/montanero-60-anos-fallece-infarto-73584775.html
FINLAND
Reported on August 9:
Musician Jussi Hakulinen has passed away today, August 9, at the age of 57
August 9, 2022
Hakulinen's long-time friend Iku Tukiainen tells the newspaper that Hakulinen's friend found the musician dead on the floor in his home. Tukiainen believes that Hakulinen has died of an illness. There is no certainty about this so far.
The newspaper caught up with Hakulinen's childhood friend and founding member of Yö band Juha Rauäng to remember his late friend. Hakulinen and Rauäng spoke for the last time about three months ago. Rauäng does not know where Hakulinen died, and three months ago there were still no signs of what was to come. “He didn't say anything that there were any problems - health problems. I don't know at all.”
Rauäng knew Hakulinen almost all his life. The two met when they were only 9 years old at school and kept in touch until Hakulinen's death. Hakulinen and Rauäng already founded a band called Strix together as teenagers, but it was ditched before Yö was founded. Rauäng remembers his long-time friend fondly, saying that Hakulinen was a special kind of person. “He was a damn strange guy in my opinion, although we got along really well and there was no problem.”
No cause of death reported.
https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihdeuutiset/a/9f804da6-2fd6-426e-afa3-dddba59ff8f5
SPAIN
Canary Islands: the highest increase in mortality of the entire century
August 12, 2022
Deaths from all causes have increased by nearly 13% in one year and the excess mortality is three times higher than in 2021. Spain experienced a true "peak" in mortality in July. Up to the 26th week of this year, 9,530 deaths have been recorded in the Canary Islands.
2022 is about to become the blackest year in the recent history of the Canary Islands. According to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), up to June 26 the Archipelago recorded 9,530 deaths, almost 13% more than in 2021, the highest increase in the historical series that began in 2000.
The latest report from the Daily Mortality Monitoring (MoMo) from the Carlos III Institute of Health in Madrid reports 1,342 excess deaths from all causes in the archipelago so far, the highest figure since the pandemic began. The data for the first seven months of the year places the deaths recorded in 2022 well above those recorded in the previous two years of the pandemic and even those reported since the beginning of the 21st century.
https://www.eventiavversinews.it/canarie-il-piu-alto-aumento-della-mortalita-dellintero-secolo/
Three “died suddenly” swimming:
Reported on August 8:
A 21-year-old Caballero Legionaro dies after collapsing while swimming
August 8, 2022
A 21-year-old legionnaire knight remained in a very serious condition in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Torrecárdenas University Hospital after being rescued unconscious on a beach in Almería and finally died this past Friday, August 6. The young man belongs to the VIII Bandera Colón of the Tercio Don Juan de Austria and was helped when he was afloat, face down, in the water and unconscious, according to the first data on the event. The discovery occurred during the day of Wednesday, August 3.
According to the first information, everything indicates that he suffered a collapse and his heart stopped suddenly, although the lifeguard and the toilets who treated him at the scene managed to recover his pulse but the damage was already irreversible, despite this. He continued to fight for his life, like a true legionnaire, for almost three days in the Intensive Care Unit where he finally died. The autopsy will now determine the causes of death.
The King Alfonso XIII Brigade of the Legion once again dresses in mourning for the death of one of its members, the young Samuel C., 21 years old.
A 57-year-old diver dies in the Racó cove in Calp
August 8, 2022
A 57-year-old diver died this afternoon in the Racó cove in Calp. He was doing a scuba dive with other partners. These have been alarmed to see that he did not respond. Lifeguards immediately pulled him out of the water. He was unconscious. Everything indicates that he has suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest.
The Eulen lifeguards, which is the company that watches over Calp's beaches, have immediately started the resuscitation maneuvers. The SAMU ambulance has arrived in about 15 minutes. The doctor and the toilets have continued the cardiovascular resuscitation. They have applied advanced techniques. But there has been no response. The victim has not recovered vital signs. For 45 minutes, lifeguards and toilets have tried to revive the diver, who was of Spanish nationality.
No cause of death reported.
https://www.levante-emv.com/marina/2022/08/08/fallece-buceador-57-anos-cala-73174981.html
A woman dies in a swimming pool in Roda de Berà
August 14, 2022
New tragedy in a swimming pool in the province of Tarragona. This time, it has been in the town of Roda de Berà where they are mourning a death. A 59-year-old woman went into cardiac arrest this Saturday afternoon. The emergency services received the notice at 7:48 p.m. The woman died in a community pool located on Avenida de la Platja.
A medicalized helicopter from the Medical Emergency System (SEM), two ambulances and the VIR, together with an emergency doctor, traveled to the scene. Accompanied by the Local Police, they tried to do everything possible to save his life, but it was not possible. The woman, a 59-year-old resident of Sabadell, suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest that ended her life on a day of intense heat. [But she was in the water.]
https://www.diaridetarragona.com/costa/muere-una-mujer-en-una-piscina-de-roda-de-bera-GO11976606
The security guard of the Nautical Club of Seville dies
August 12, 2022
The National Police is investigating the death of the security guard at the Club Náutico de Sevilla, who died this Friday morning after suffering a fall or fainting in the facilities. The watchman, Eloy C., was fifty years old and had started his shift the night before. The colleague who was going to relieve him found him badly injured, although conscious, at seven in the morning.
He had a blow to the head compatible with a fall, but everything indicates that he may have suffered some medical problem before and that is why he fainted. He was in a locker room. The security guard called 112 and the health services and the police came. The security worker was evacuated and died shortly after, outside the club's facilities.
Police sources confirmed that the Homicide Group has opened an investigation into the death. There are no signs of violence, nor that anyone outside the club has entered the club during the night.
https://www.diariodesevilla.es/sevilla/Muere-vigilante-Club-Nautico-Sevilla_0_1710429578.html
Man dies in a garage on Frei Rosendo Salvado Street
August 12, 2022
A man died on Wednesday afternoon after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest in a garage on the Frei Rosendo Salvado street. Around five in the afternoon, a man and his companion were in a garage on the aforementioned street when the man collapsed. Immediately, the woman asked for help at a nearby restaurant that the two used to frequent. As one of her witnesses explained to this newspaper, the woman, in a state of nerves, said that her companion had fallen and that she feared that something had broken, begging them to help her contact the emergency service.
With the assistance of local staff, the event was immediately reported to 061. As soon as the ambulance arrived, the paramedics performed resuscitation techniques on him, but unfortunately it was not enough to prevent his death. It concerns a 72-year-old neighbor, who responds to the initials of J. A. F. G. ECG.
https://www.elcorreogallego.es/santiago/muere-en-un-garaje-de-frei-rosendo-salvado-GM11842712
An 18-year-old boy dies in Malaga after collapsing in the middle of the street
August 13, 2022
It happened on public roads and for reasons that are still trying to be clarified. An 18-year-old boy died last Friday after collapsing in the middle of the street when he was walking through the Nueva Málaga area. The events occurred around 8:40 p.m. when a notice was received on 112 Andalusia in which several witnesses requested urgent help after finding the young man on the ground as he passed through Sondalezas street in the capital of Malaga.
Minutes later, a doctor who was passing by intervened to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the young man until the arrival of the health services. However, nothing could be done to save the young man's life.
Minutes later, both the 112 and the Police confirmed the death of the 18-year-old and the judicial procedure has begun, as it was a case on public roads. While waiting for what can determine the causes of death in the autopsy, some sources affirm that the deceased had previous pathologies and therefore death could have occurred due to natural causes.
POLAND
Polish driver found dead in van in E17 Kalken parking lot
August 12, 2022
The lifeless body of a Polish man was found in the Kalken [Belgium] car park, next to the E17 in the direction of Antwerp. He was behind the wheel of a parked van. It was just after 10 a.m. this morning when emergency services received a call. Upon arrival, only the man's death could be determined. The lab and a law doctor came to the scene to determine the circumstances and possible cause of death, but in all likelihood the man died of natural causes. As a result of the investigation, a small part of the highway parking lot was closed to traffic for a while.
ROMANIA
An 18-year-old woman basketball player “died suddenly” in her sleep--on her birthday:
Alessia Raiciu, a young basketball player from Bucharest, died in her sleep on the day she turned 18
August 15, 2022
Alessia Maria Raiciu, a young hope of Romanian basketball, was found dead in her house on the day she turned 18. According to information obtained by Observator reporters, Alessia was found dead in her own home on Sunday morning. She showed no signs of violence on her body.
The young woman's body was handed over to the National Institute of Forensic Medicine (INML) in order to perform an autopsy. Alessia Maria Raiciu, performance athlete, is not known to have diseases that could have ended her life so quickly. The Suspicious Deaths Office of the Capital Police opened a file to elucidate the circumstances in which the death occurred.
I know it needs to be known and I so admire your inner strength (?) or whatever it is that enables your resolve in this project. But my God, it is heartwrenching
to read. Bless you professor for all that you do, you are spreading yourself thin, if you forgive me for saying so. Please take care because we need you so.
welll, Prof Mark, seems it's up to we, the rabble, to clamor for a new safe et effective jab...'The Natural Causes ™️' shot, eh?