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In memory of those who "died suddenly" in Algeria, Kenya, South Africa, Israel, the UAE and Russia, June 14-June 20
An Algerian state engineer, a political advisor and a young footballer in Kenya, an Israeli Jew at prayers, a CEO in South Africa, and Russians who "died suddenly" while hiking, strolling, working out
ALGERIA
Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi has passed away
June 18, 2022
Former Fisheries Minister Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi died today of cardiac arrest according to information broadcast by Ennahar television. The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, offered his condolences to the family of the deceased.
Aged 55, Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi obtained the diploma of State engineer in Agronomy at the National Institute of Agronomy of Algiers, of which he became Deputy Director General in 1997. In 2005, he was appointed Secretary General of the Algerian Space Agency. The last position he held was that of fisheries and fisheries resources in the Djerad government.
https://www.lexpressiondz.com/nationale/sid-ahmed-ferroukhi-est-decede-357623
KENYA
Death strikes RUTO’s inner circle yet again as his campaign advisor collapses and dies suddenly – May his soul RIP
June 15, 2022
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 – Deputy President William Ruto is mourning yet again after his campaign advisor collapsed and died suddenly.
Confirming his demise, Pamoja African Alliance Party (PAA) Leader Amason Jeffa Kingi noted that Edward Mwachinga had been appointed to the Kenya Kwanza Alliance National Economic Task Force, where he was expected to have immense input in the movement’s direction before his untimely death.
Reports indicated that Mwachinga, who was the Chairperson of the National Election Board of the Pamoja African Alliance Party, collapsed and died while in his home in Nairobi on Tuesday night.
He had been battling heart disease for a year and has been in and out of the hospital
Shock as young female footballer Marvel Simiyu dies suddenly aged 21
June 16, 2022
Tributes flooded social media on Thursday, June 16 after the news that Trans Nzoia Falcons striker Marvel Simiyu had died suddenly aged 21. Marvel Simiyu, a young footballer playing in Kenya’s Women’s Premier League, died suddenly on Tuesday, June 14 night at Webuye Hospital in Bungoma County after complaining of stomach problems.
Trans Nzoia Falcons paid tribute to their young player, who was a first-year student at the University of Eldoret in Uasin Gishu County. “It is with great sadness Trans Nzoia Falcons FC must report the tragic loss of one of our senior players Marvel Simiyu who passed away on Tuesday night at Webuye hospital. Our prayers are with her family friends and teammates at this time, Rest in Peace.”
The 21-year-old was described as a ‘prolific, talented and disciplined player destined for greatness’ by Kenya’s Sports Cabinet Secretary, Amina Mohamed.
No cause of death reported.
https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/06/16/young-female-footballer-marvel-simiyu-dies-suddenly/
SOUTH AFRICA
Northam chairman and former Implats CEO David Brown dead at 59
June 20, 2022
David Brown, the chairman of Northam Platinum and former Impala Platinum CEO, died suddenly on Sunday of a heart attack. He was 59. David Brown was an affable and approachable mining executive who always seemed to have a smile on his face. This correspondent last saw him at Northam Platinum’s most recent financial results presentation, and he had reason to smile that day as the company had just posted record profits.
ISRAEL
“Died suddenly” at prayers:
R’ Dovid Cohen, Z’l Davened At The Kosel On Shabbos, Collapsed & Died
June 19, 2022
R’ Dovid Cohen, z’l, a resident of the Geulah neighborhood of Yerushalayim, passed away suddenly over Shabbos at the age of 60.
R’ Cohen, z’tl, was in the middle of davening Shacharis of Shabbos at the Kosel when he suddenly collapsed. Paramedics who were called to the scene carried out resuscitation techniques and rushed him to the hospital but unfortunately, doctors could do nothing but declare his death.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Reported on Juune 13, 2022:
Indian expat, flying home from Sharjah after 3 years, collapses mid-air, dies after landing in Kerala
June 13, 2022
40 year old father of two was suffering from a brain disease, say family members
Sharjah: A 40-year-old Indian expat in the UAE, who was flying home from Sharjah after three years, collapsed mid air and died soon after the flight landed in the south Indian state of Kerala on Saturday, Gulf News has learnt.
Mohammed Faisal, father of two who worked as a driver with a bakery chain, collapsed minutes before his flight landed at Calicut International Airport where his family was waiting to receive him on Saturday morning, two of the family members said.
P.P. Singh, regional manager for Air India and Air India Express, confirmed to Gulf News that the captain of the Air India flight AI998 from Sharjah to Kozhikode reported a medical emergency when the flight was about to reach the destination. “It was very tragic. Our captain had declared a medical emergency when the passenger fell ill and conveyed a message to the ground that he needed emergency treatment on arrival. So an ambulance was provided to immediately shift the passenger to a hospital.”
Singh said a doctor on board had tried to assist Faisal after he collapsed midair. “But he was in a critical condition. He was shifted to the ambulance on a stretcher and straight away rushed to a hospital. But unfortunately he passed away after reaching hospital,” he said, offering condolences to the family.
Faisal’s cousin in Sharjah, Abdul Samad, said Faisal had been diagnosed with a brain disease.
He said Faisal had not been home for over three years.
“He wanted to go home for surgery and further treatment,” said Samad.
RUSSIA
“Died suddenly” on the treadmill at a fitness club:
A visitor to a fitness club died on a treadmill in Moscow
June 19, 2022
A visitor to a fitness club died on a treadmill in Moscow. The man died in a fitness club in the center of Moscow on Bolshaya Yakimanka, REN TV reports.
The tragedy happened on June 18th. The visitor felt unwell during a workout - right on the treadmill. The staff of the fitness club immediately called the doctors to the place. Despite their help, the man died. An investigation has begun into the incident.
No age reported.
https://www.msk.kp.ru/online/news/4795042/
“Fell down the stairs and died”:
A young woman died on the landing in a Saratov high-rise building
June 19, 2022
On Tekhnicheskaya Street in the Kirovsky District, a 33-year-old woman fell down the stairs and died. According to preliminary data, on the evening of June 18, the woman, along with her partner, was walking up the stairs of the eighth floor. She suddenly felt unwell, causing her to fall to the floor. The cohabitant of the victim and his friends called an ambulance. Arriving doctors ascertained the death of a woman. During the inspection, the investigators found no injuries on the body of the deceased. The exact cause of her death will be determined by a forensic medical examination.
https://fn-volga.ru/news/view/id/187407
Mother found the corpse of a one-year-old daughter in a crib in Gatchina
June 14, 2022
In the city of Gatchina, Leningrad Region, a one-year-old girl suddenly died. The body of the baby in her crib was discovered by her mother at three in the morning on June 13, 2022. The woman called an ambulance and said that her one-year-old daughter was not breathing. Doctors arrived at the scene: they began to carry out resuscitation, but the girl did not come to life.
The girl's mother, a 40-year-old woman, explained that her daughter had fallen ill the day before. She had a high temperature. In the evening, the mother put her daughter to bed, and woke up at three in the morning to check on the child. However, the baby was no longer breathing. It is known that the girl was born prematurely. Now the child's corpse has been sent to the morgue to determine the cause of death.
https://www.spb.kp.ru/online/news/4787642/
Residents of Sokolsky say goodby to the deceased head of LSG Igor Bobrov, 58, led the district for 15 years
June 14, 2022
A farewell ceremony with the head of the LSG of the Sokolsky urban district, Igor Bobrov, will be held at the regional House of Culture on June 14 from 14:00 to 20:00. Recall that the death of the head of Sokolsky became known this morning. According to the regional government, the official died suddenly. He was 58 years old. The words of condolences to his family were expressed by the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region Gleb Nikitin .
Bobrov's colleagues also spoke about this tragedy. According to them, Igor Valentinovich was a man with an active life position. His soul ached for every business. And he passed the grief of everyone through his heart.
Note that Bobrov led the district for 15 years.
No cause of death reported.
https://opennov.ru/news/society/2022-06-14/64434
Khalil Musaev, 49, passed away
June 14, 2022
Comedian Khalil Musaev died at the age of 49 on June 14, 2022. The artist was hospitalized with a cerebral infarction about a week ago. Minister of Culture of Dagestan Zarema Butaeva noted that the actor was a sympathetic and kind person.
"His kind, sparkling humor brought joy to hundreds of thousands of spectators, not only in Dagestan, but throughout Russia. Khalil Musaev will forever remain in the hearts and memory of the Dagestanis,” she said.
https://www.intermedia.ru/news/370856
A young tourist suddenly died on the route to a waterfall in Altai
June 14, 2022
Investigators are conducting a pre-investigation check on the fact of the death of a girl in Altai. The tragedy happened on June 11th. According to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Altai, in the afternoon on the territory of the Ulagansky district, tourists from Khabarovsk crossed by boat from the tourist base to the right bank of the Chelushman River, from where they began to walk up the mountains to the Uchar waterfall. At this time in the region there was a thirty-degree heat. When climbing the mountains, a 25-year-old girl became ill.
Unfortunately, her brother, who was next to the girl, could not save her, although he tried to carry out resuscitation measures. He reported the incident to the unified rescue service. Due to the inaccessibility of the area where everything happened, the body of the deceased was transported only on the second day. The victim's body was evacuated by helicopter.
The body of the girl was sent to Gorno-Altaisk for the production of a forensic medical examination. As the metropolitan forensic expert told MK, only the results of a forensic medical examination will show what caused the sudden death of a young tourist.
In the Samara region, at the height of the holiday, a schoolboy suddenly died. The exact cause of the teenager's death is unknown.
June 14, 2022
A 14-year-old teenager died suddenly at a village holiday. The tragic incident occurred on June 10, 2022 in one of the villages of the Volzhsky district of the Samara region. The guy, along with a friend, was sitting in a wooden museum house near the square. They ate chips and drank energy drinks. At some point, the teenager felt pain on the left side of his chest and decided to take painkillers, reports KP-Samara, citing its own source. The schoolboy called an ambulance, but his condition began to deteriorate rapidly. The parents urgently brought the boy to the hospital on their own, but the teenager, unfortunately, died soon after. Law enforcement officers are conducting an investigation into this fact, an examination has been appointed.
https://www.ktv-ray.ru/novost/v-samarskoy-oblasti-v-razgar-prazdnika-vnezapno-umer-shkolnik/102876/
The person suddenly fell on the road while walking and did not get up
June 16, 2022
Jhabua - A painful incident is coming out from Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, in which a person died while walking on the road. The same deceased has been identified as Bada Semalia, a resident of Babu Bhuria. The matter was reported to the police. Police took the body to the district hospital. According to the wife of the deceased, the husband had left home at 7:00 am.
Regarding the same matter, Kotwali police station in-charge Sanjay Rawat has told that the first visibility case seems to be of a heart attack. After establishing the case, the body has been sent to the district hospital for post-mortem. The cause of death will be revealed only after the post-mortem report comes.
No age reported.
In memory of those who "died suddenly" in Algeria, Kenya, South Africa, Israel, the UAE and Russia, June 14-June 20
Mindblowing. May these souls rest in peace; or may they haunt and terrorize their murderers.