In memory of those who 'died suddenly,' in Egypt, Nigeria, Uganda, Mozambique, South Africa, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Azerbaijan and Russia , October 31-November 2
Nigerian forward Bello Musa Kofarmata; South African newsreader Pearl Shongwe; Turkish actor Riza Akin; Russian poet Nikolai Shakhmagonov, art critic Sergei Solvyev, composer Sergey Kuznetsov; & more
EGYPT
The death of a teacher inside a school in Damietta
November 1, 2022
The teachers of Al-Gomhouria Elementary School, in the Zarqa Center in Damietta Governorate, were in a state of sadness, after one of the teachers suddenly fell to the ground after the morning assembly inside the school, while she was taken to the hospital to take her last breath as a result of a sharp drop in blood circulation. One of the eyewitnesses from the school staff confirmed that Azza Saad arrived at the school this morning and signed in the attendance book and went to attend the morning assembly, but she felt very tired and lost her balance and fell into a fainting state and was taken to the hospital. He added that as soon as she arrived at the hospital, she died immediately, and told that she enjoyed a good history among her schoolmates.
No age or cause of death reported.
https://www.elbalad.news/5507867
The last moments in the life of the father of the Beheira newlyweds
November 5, 2022
Father Khaled Abu Zahra took memorial photos with his two newlywed sons, and was not aware that they were his last, as he left a painful memory for them at their wedding, according to Mohamed Abdel Nabi, a resident of the Shubrakhit Center in Beheira Governorate, about the father of the newlyweds, who died suddenly inside the wedding hall yesterday. Muhammad Abdulnabi told Al-Watan that a few minutes after the newlyweds and their wives arrived in the hall and the wedding celebrations began, the father suddenly fell. He says that the father seemed happy as he greeted them with a smiling face amid the joys of the family inside the wedding hall. He continued: “The last thing he did, I imagine with his children, he greeted them. Then he died. May God have mercy on him.”
No cause of death reported.
https://www.elwatannews.com/news/details/6347996
NIGERIA
Bello Musa Kofarmata: Former Super Eagles and Kano Pillars Striker Dies Aged 34
November 2, 2022
The death of former Super Eagles and Kano Pillars forward Bello Musa Kofarmata has been announced. Kofarmata died on Wednesday morning, November 2, in Kano after reportedly being down with illness. According to the report on Pulse, the 34-year-old died on Wednesday morning, November 2, after brief period of illness at his residence in Kano State. He is expected to be buried according to Islamic rites.
No cause of death reported.
https://sportsbrief.com/football/super-eagles/26995-sad-day-super-eagles-star-dies-age-34/
Kwara Deputy Governor Alabi Loses Aide
November 4, 2022
Kwara state Deputy Governor, Kayode Alabi, has lost his Chief Detail, Kehinde Obafemi. His Chief Press Secretary, Modupe Joel, in a statement on Wednesday, said, Obafemi died last Sunday, October 30, after a brief illness. “The Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi described the sudden death of his Chief Detail, Mr Kehinde Obafemi as a rude shock,” the statement read. “Mr Kehinde Obafemi passed away on Sunday 30th of October 2022 after a brief illness. He was until his death the Chief Detail to the Deputy Governor of Kwara State. Alabi prayed that God will grant the soul of the late Kehinde Obafemi eternal rest and give his family, friends and associates the courage to bear the loss”, the statement read.
No age or cause of death reported.
https://thewillnigeria.com/news/kwara-deputy-governor-alabi-loses-aide/
UGANDA
Police quarantine passengers after security guard dies on bus
November 3, 2022
Police in Soroti District are investigating circumstances under which a passenger suddenly died aboard a Gateway bus on Thursday. Mr Oscar Ageca, the regional police spokesperson for East Kyoga said Oscar Ocen, a security guard, was travelling from Kampala to his home village in Abim District but died suddenly before reaching his destination. The Thursday afternoon shocking incident forced police to quarantine all the other passengers at the bus park pending further investigations. "We have taken the samples for testing. If we find that he died from Ebola or any other contagious disease, we shall follow up with the contacts," Mr Ageca said. The bus driver, Mr Abu Rutatundama, said Ocen’s death shocked him because no one had complained of health complications before boarding or during the course of the journey.
No age or cause of death reported.
MOZAMBIQUE
Simone Brazzorotto died at the age of 51 in Mozambique
November 2 2022
Rovigo, Italy - The son of former mayor Carlo Brazzorotto (who died in 2012), suddenly passed away in Mozambique. Simone, 51 years old from Rovigo, was well known in the city. For years he had been in Africa where he lived and worked. He died in Nampula of a sudden illness, a friend found him who immediately warned the family. Generous and selfless, in Mozambique he worked as a computer technician. For some time he was not well, he was already found a corpse a few days ago. He worked in a country tormented by a terrible situation, rampant poverty and jihadist terrorist violence. A complex picture, but it didn't scare him. Simone Brazzorotto had accepted the proposal to collaborate with the Saman community, engaged in a humanitarian mission aimed at children. He had rebuilt his life by creating an IT consulting company, in a country where even a hot plate of anything for half the population is a mirage.
No cause of death reported.
https://www.rovigo.news/simone-brazzorotto-e-morto-a-51-anni-in-mozambico/
SOUTH AFRICA
Newsreader Pearl Shongwe found dead
November 8, 2022
Metro FM newsreader Pearl Shongwe was found dead at her home in Polofields, northern Joburg, her family confirmed on Tuesday evening. "It is with great sadness that the Shongwe family announces the untimely passing of our beloved daughter Ntombifuthi Pearl Shongwe. She passed away in her sleep," said family spokesperson Khehla Tshabalala in a statement. Shongwe, 35, read news on The Touchdown Show between 3 pm to 6 pm daily. Gauteng police spokesperson Col Noxolo Kweza said: “Midrand police have opened an inquest docket after a 35-year-old woman was found dead today. The inquest will assist in establishing the cause of death. The woman will only be identified once the family has been notified.”
TURKEY
His Japanese wife was devastated by the sad news... Master actor Rıza Akın passed away at the age of 65!
November 2, 2022
Acting in important films of Turkish cinema such as Kerr, Süt and I'm Not Him; actor, writer and journalist Rıza Akın passed away at the age of 65. Actress Menderes Samancılar announced the bitter news with a post on Twitter: We lost my dear brother Rıza Akın. When 65-year-old Rıza Akın became ill, he was immediately taken to the hospital and after the controls, it was understood that he had a brain hemorrhage. The treatment of the master actor, who was taken into surgery immediately, continued in the intensive care unit.
https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/hayat/usta-oyuncu-riza-akin-hayatini-kaybetti-42163694
Seven “died suddenly” from heart attacks:
38-year-old police officer dies of heart attack
November 7, 2022
A funeral ceremony was held for Ahmet Yasin Demirkıran, 38, a police officer in the Provincial Security Directorate's Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Bureau, at the Seyyidi Mahmut Çağrınbaba Mosque in the Tekke village of the center. Demirkıran's body was buried in the village cemetery after the funeral prayer at noon.
https://www.memurlar.net/haber/1046209/38-yasindaki-polis-memuru-kalp-krizi-sonucu-vefat-etti.html
School principal who had a heart attack could not be saved
November 6, 2022
Elif Bursa, the principal of Çapaklı Kemal Akiş Primary School in Salihli, died as a result of a heart attack. The funeral of Bursa, who is a mother of 2 children, is at Çukuroba Neighborhood Cemetery after the funeral prayer that will be held in Kurtuluş Fatih Mosque after the noon prayer.
No age reported.
https://m.salihlisektorgazetesi.com/51641/haber/Kalp-krizi-geciren-okul-muduru-kurtarilamadi
Member of the Coronavirus Scientific Committee suffered a heart attack at the age of 59
November 5, 2022
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced the death of 59-year-old Midilli on his Twitter account. Koca shared, “Coronavirus Scientific Committee member Prof. Dr. Our teacher Kenan Midilli passed away due to infarction. His death at a young age aroused feelings similar to those experienced by the physicians we lost in the epidemic. May God have mercy on us, our condolences. With our gratitude, teacher”, his colleagues also shared their sadness.
https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/bilim-kurulu-uyesi-59-yasinda-kalp-krizi-gecirdi-42165543
Karaca's cause of death "Heart disease, heart failure and heart attack"
November 6, 2022
It was determined that the cause of death of Mustafa Karaca, who lost his life in a traffic accident [driving off the road and down a slope with a truck], was "heart disease, heart failure and heart attack."
No age reported.
A passenger in Elazig had a heart attack on the bus
November 4, 2022
The video shot on a passenger bus in Elazig became the agenda on social media. 65-year-old Kemal Dayanç, who got on the bus, fell ill after a while. It turns out he had a heart attack. Other passengers realized the situation and wanted to help Dayanç. While the citizens were making the first response, the bus driver Volkan Durmuşoğlu left his route and set out for the hospital. The passengers, on the other hand, did not leave Dayanç's side for a moment.
https://www.ensonhaber.com/3-sayfa/elazigda-bir-yolcu-otobuste-kalp-krizi-gecirdi
“Died suddenly” while at work in the emergency room:
Şaban Aydın, the security guard who had a heart attack while on duty at the hospital in Samsun died
November 3, 2022
The incident occurred in Samsun Training and Research Hospital. Security guard Şaban Aydın (44) who came to his duty at the hospital in the evening, had a heart attack while on duty in the emergency room. Despite the interventions, Aydın could not be saved and died. The news of Şaban Aydın's death brought his colleagues and family to tears.
Cause of death revealed!
November 3, 2022
The statement from the police is as follows: In the autopsy of Nedim Güler (E-59), who died on November 1, 2022, in the field he was working in, it was determined that the cause of death was "heart failure and heart attack". The investigation continues.
https://www.gundemkibris.com/kibris/olum-nedeni-aciklandi-8-h351654.html
CYPRUS
Reported on October 31:
54-year-old tractor driver died suddenly
October 31, 2022
Enver Kızılyürek, 54, died this morning in Akçay, while he was driving with a tractor. According to the police statement, Kızılyürek, who suddenly became ill while he was in the barns area in Akçay, was taken to Nicosia by ambulance. Despite all the interventions, he could not be saved while he was taken to Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital.
No cause of death reported.
LEBANON
Accused smuggler dies of heart attack during Lebanese TV show probing corruption
October 29, 2022
A Lebanese man accused of smuggling subsidised goods out of the country had a heart attack and died live on-air Friday night as he was being questioned on a TV show. Shukrallah Maalouf, a businessman who deals with animal fodder was a guest on a show on Lebanon’s Al Jadeed TV that exposes corruption cases called "Yaskot Hokm al-Fasid", or "Down With The Rule of the Corrupt", hosted by a team of investigative journalists. While being confronted by journalists Riad Kobaissi and Hadi al-Amine with voice recordings of himself, Maalouf seemed to have fallen to the ground. People present started calling out his name to wake him up. His family later said he died, according to local media reports.
No age or cause of death reported.
https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/man-dies-heart-attack-he-questioned-lebanese-tv
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AZERBAIJAN
Reported on October 31:
The body of a 60-year-old man is found on the streets of Baku
October 31, 2022
On the streets of the town of Bakhikanov in the Sabunchinsky district of Baku, the body of a man was found. According to lent.az, there were no signs of violence on inspection of the body. During the course of the investigation the man's identity was established as a 60-year-old native of Dzhalilaban, Akhmedaga Gasanov. The cause of death is unknown. There will be an investigation.
https://ru.oxu.az/society/659253
RUSSIA
Sergey Kuznetsov, the founder of the group "Laskovy May", has died
November 7, 2022
The founder of the group "Laskovy May" composer Sergey Kuznetsov died at the age of 58 in Orenburg, RIA Novosti reported in the organization "Uralconcert". The cause of death, according to preliminary data, was a heart attack. "Kuznetsov died at his home in Orenburg, presumably from a heart attack, a blood clot broke off," a representative of the organization said. He clarified that the composer died on Monday at about 18: 00 (16:00 Moscow time). The interlocutor of the agency could not specify with whom Kuznetsov lived, and promised to provide details later. Now ambulance and police officers are working in his house. The concert organization also added that the composer worked all his life in an orphanage, where he met the future soloist of "Tender May" Yuri Shatunov. He started playing music at the age of 13, playing songs of his favorite artists on the piano, and later began composing his own melodies. In addition to "Tender May", Kuznetsov founded such groups as "Ink for the fifth grade", "Steklovata", "Rainbow at night" and Spice Boys.
https://ria.ru/20221107/kuznetsov-1829719768.html?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop
Reported on October 31:
Death of Russian Writer Nikolai Shakhmagonov
October 31, 2022
At 75 years old Nikolai Shakhmagonov - a Soviet and Russian writer, poet and songwriter, the son of writer and scriptwriter Fyodor Shakhmagonov, who had worked on 'The Fate of Man' by Bondarchuk and 'Virgin Soil Upturned' by Ivanov - died suddenly. The 'Red Star' published the obituary of this member of the Council of Russian Writers. From 1978 he was the editor of the journal 'Soviet Military Survey'; between 1982 and 1992 he was the senior editor of the military publishing house.
No cause of death reported.
https://rg.ru/2022/10/31/umer-russkij-pisatel-nikolaj-shahmagonov.html
General Zolotukhin who participated in the operation “Argun” in Chechnya
November 8, 2022
General Viktor Zolotykin died on Sunday 6 November. Russian correspondent Alexander Sladkov wrote about this on his Telegram channel. "Viktor Zolotykin died today at 4 o'clock. He was already retired, but in excellent shape with a strong spirit. It is good that we successfully took footage of Viktor Nikolayevich in the film 'Operation Argun'. He was a brilliant man," he said.
No age or cause of death reported.
https://lenta.ru/news/2022/11/07/zolotukhin/
Art Critic Sergei Solovyev dies suddenly in Moscow
November 3, 2022
Art critic and journalist Sergei Solovyev died suddenly in Moscow on the 1st November at the age of 51. Extraordinarily charming and animated, Sergei Solovyev was one of those bright people, who imbue everything that they take on with their energy. He was a remarkable persona in the contemporary Russian art scene, was friendly with many people, and possessed talent as an organiser and had a knack for creating well-orchestrated work collectives.
No cause of death reported.
https://www.theartnewspaper.ru/posts/20221103-ouoh/
A journalist “died suddenly”:
Death of founder and lead editor of ulpressa.ru Dmitrii Yezhov
November 6, 2022
This is a shock for everyone and incomprehensible. How so? This cannot be! Dimka, Dmitrii Yezhov! He was all of 48 years old! It is painful, oh so painful! Dmitrii Yezhov had a heart attack around 8 pm in one of the restaurants in Minayev street, where he arrived to dine with his relatives. The ambulance medics could not save him, writes 73online.ru, quoting Dima's family. "Dmitrii Yezhov suddenly died. His heart. Eternal memory," read the published condolences from the telegram channel of Ulyanovsky regional council of journalists. "It is impossible to believe. Today Dmitrii Yezhov is no more. One moment... and the young, passionate, ambitious person is no longer there...Condolences to his nearest and dearest. Condolences to all of us. How can this happen? A shock," as written by those who knew Dima.
https://ulpravda.ru/rubrics/soc/umer-osnovatel-i-glavnyi-redaktor-ulpressaru-dmitrii-ezhov
In Ivanovo the sudden death of the head of Kindergarten No. 50
November 4, 2022
On the 1st November 2022 at 49 years old, Natalia Pankratova, the head of the Ivanovo General Kindergarten No. 50, died suddenly. Natalia Vyacheslavovna gave 29 years to the profession, and 22 of those were at Kindergarten No. 50, for the last 10 years, her role has been to manage the preschool institution. She was repeatedly rewarded with various departmental awards. "She was endlessly devoted to her profession, she was interested in other people's problems, helping everyone. She was a kind, sensitive woman, supremely professional in her work. She was respected and valued by leaders, colleagues, parents of the pupils," the Ivanovo mayor stated in her obituary.
No cause of death reported.
https://www.ivanovonews.ru/news/1304419/
"His Friend Attempted CPR" - 14-year-old boy dies during get-together next to his friend in Novosibirsk
November 5, 2022
In the city of Toguchin in Novosibirsk region a 14-year-old teenager from a large family died. A local resident told KP-Novosibirsk about this incident. According to his account, the eighth grader was at his friend's house. But at that moment something happened. The schoolboy attempted CPR on his friend. He looked at various methods on the internet, then he carried the body outside and then called an ambulance. There is an investigation to discover the facts of this incident. The area where the tragedy took place has been examined to establish all the circumstances. The reason for the boy's death is still unknown.
On the 5th November, the death of representative, businessman and patron Mikhail Ovsepyan
November 5, 2022
On the night of 5th November, 66-year-old Mikhail Ovsepyan suddenly died. For more than 10 years he lived in the New Settlement, it was here that he was repeatedly elected as representative to the City Council of Deputies. In his most recent assembly he was on the Committee for Social and Youth Politics, Education, Culture, Sport and Tourism. He was the owner of a chain of furniture stores called Uyut. He led the Armenian national cultural centre of Novosibirsk region which endeavoured to maintain the Armenian language and culture.
No cause of death reported.
In some other universe, on the news channels, there is an injection death counter.
That's where we are.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-11381559/Russian-MMA-star-Alexander-Pisarev-dies-aged-33-eating-poisoned-watermelon.html