In memory of those who "died suddenly" in Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Suriname, Brazil and Argentina, October 24-October 31
In memory of those who "died suddenly" in Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Suriname, Brazil and Argentina, October 24-October 31
Mexican singer Agustin Ramirez; Costa Rican comedian Ariel Artavia; Brazilian singer Sérgio Missão (collapsed on stage); soap star Walmir Santana and journalist Andrade Rodrigues; & many more
MEXICO
Agustín Ramírez, singer of Los Caminantes, dies at 70 years of age
October 26, 2022
Agustín Ramírez, leader and lead singer of Los Caminantes, has died at the age of 70. Although his family did not give more details about the cause of his death, they assured that he left in peace and surrounded by his loved ones.
Dr Alfredo Riosvelasco Carrasco, former medical director of Ichisal, dies
October 26, 2022
Dr. Alfredo Riosvelasco Carrasco, former medical director of the Chihuahuan Institute of Health, died in Ciudad Juárez, the victim of a sudden heart attack at the age of 67. The last years the doctor developed in the private sector. He was an important piece in Star Medica, when he arrived at the entity. He studied at the University of Guadalajara, where he was a classmate with Dr. Jorge Issa, also from Delicias. In Ichisal, Alfredo Ríos Velasco held various positions, including head of the second level, responsible for the hospitals that the institution has. In 2010 he was appointed Medical Director of said organization, being Secretary of Health Dr. Sergio Piña Marshall.
Deputy Director of Exploration and Production of Pemex dies
October 24, 2022
This Monday, Pemex reported the death of Francisco Javier Flamenco López, Technical Deputy Director of Exploration and Production of the Southern Region. Although the national oil company did not reveal the causes, it unofficially revealed that it would have been due to a cardiac arrest when he was in his home located in Villahermosa, Tabasco. Flamenco López came to the position replacing Miguel Ángel Lozada Aguilar, who was linked to the investigations of 'La Estafa Maestra' during Enrique Peña Nieto's six-year term and, where it is estimated that approximately 5 billion pesos were diverted.
No age reported.
Eight “died suddenly” from heart attacks:
60-year-old woman lost her life when she was standing in line
October 29, 2022
A 60-year-old woman lost her life when she was standing in line to pay for merchandise at a Monterrey grocery store located in the streets of Colonia Centro; City of Carmen, Campeche. According to the version of citizens and employees of the place, the woman was going to pay for some candles and other items when she suddenly fainted and she was face up on the floor. Minutes later, paramedics from the Mexican Red Cross arrived who, when trying to assess the woman's vital signs, unfortunately only confirmed her death, indicating that she was treated for a sudden heart attack that ended her life instantly.
Man dies of cardiac arrest before entering Chiconautla prison
October 26, 2022
A 51-year-old man who was in line, accompanied by his wife, to enter the Chiconautla state prison, apparently died of cardiac arrest. According to the report, the man identified as Héctor was waiting his turn to visit a relative in the Mexican prison when he fainted. Juana, his wife, who was with him, asked the municipal police officers for help. Civil Protection paramedics arrived at the site, but when they did, he no longer had vital signs. The wife told the Municipal Police officers that he had heart problems for some time and that this would be the cause of his death.
Cyclist dies after suffering cardiac arrest
October 29, 2022
A man died Saturday morning after apparently going into cardiac arrest while he was exercising on his bike. The incident occurred shortly before noon on federal highway 54 at kilometer 302 at the height of the School of Agronomy, where the 32-year-old man, while riding his bicycle, suddenly collapsed. Motorists who circulated around the place notified the authorities. However, when the police and emergency services arrived, the man had already died after suffering a heart attack.
https://ntrzacatecas.com/2022/10/29/muere-ciclista-tras-sufrir-un-paro-cardiaco/
Older adult dies on public roads
October 25, 2022
A 60-year-old man died yesterday morning when he was on his way to work as a dispatcher to the car of a well-known restaurant in the downtown area of this city. How Rúben Varela, identified the deceased today, who was found at 5:45 yesterday on Río Bravo street and second in the downtown area, lying on the side of his tricycle. The authorities believed that it was a run over person, however, witnesses assured that the man was circulating normally when he suddenly fell. Paramedics from Civil Protection arrived at the scene, who were the ones who notified the police authorities that the sixty-year-old no longer had vital signs, so it is presumed that he had a cardiac arrest.
https://www.elmanana.com/tamaulipas/vallehermoso/muere-adulto-mayor/5618436
He died of a heart attack on public roads
October 29, 2022
Presumably a sudden heart attack was the cause of the death of a person in the middle of a public road, for which security and relief forces were mobilized. The events occurred at the short-haul terminal on the Huixtla-Motozintla highway, where the death of Eduardo "N" (51 years old) was confirmed. Elements of the Municipal Public Security Directorate were the first to arrive and see that the person was lying without vital signs. For this reason, they informed the Expert Services, whose personnel proceeded to remove the corpse and transfer it to Semefo. It was said that he came from Motozintla and was on his way to Tapachula when he had a heart attack just as he was going to board a public service van.
https://www.cuartopoder.mx/reporte/muere-de-un-infarto-sobre-la-via-publica/426942/
A fatal “vaxxident”:
Taxi driver dies after suffering a heart attack after a road accident in Morelia
October 31, 2022
A professional driver died after suffering cardiac arrest after colliding with the trailer of a truck that was parked next to the Monumental Plaza of Morelia, in this capital city, sources close to the subject indicated. It was noted that the vehicle of the aforementioned is a Chevrolet Aveo, of the Radio Taxi Central line, with license plate A808LBA, which after hitting the aforementioned tractor-trailer container then crashed backwards into a white truck. So far the identity of the deceased has not been revealed, he was between 60 and 70 years old. The case was reported to the Police, so patrolmen and paramedics attended, who confirmed the death, then delimited the perimeter.
Heart attack takes the life of a man who was exercising in Santa María la Ribera
October 26, 2022
An elderly man who was running around the Kiosco Morisco, located in the Alameda de Santa María La Ribera in the Cuauhtémoc mayor's office, died of a sudden heart attack. And it is that the first reports revealed that this Wednesday morning the older adult was exercising, when just at the height of Torres Bodet street he felt a strong pain on the left side of his chest. The man stopped walking to try to hold on to a tree, but suddenly he collapsed against the small planter that surrounded the trunk where he remained motionless. To the point, elements of the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) and paramedics were mobilized to provide first aid, but they could do nothing because the heart attack caused his death instantly.
Subject dies of alleged heart attack in the Residencial Cafetales neighborhood, Coyoacán
October 24, 2022
A sudden heart attack ended the life of an elderly man, in a presumed vulnerable situation, who was walking through the streets of the Residencial Cafetales neighborhood in the Coyoacán mayor's office. It was at the intersection of Hacienda Santa Cecilia and Calzada de las Bombas where the older adult was walking calmly, when suddenly a strong pain in the chest on the left side made him stop. The man brought his hand to his chest and dropped his small bottle of cane liquor as he slowly faded onto the sidewalk right in front of a cake stand. Passers-by who were crossing the area and witnessed the man slowly fall to the ground approached to try to help him while calling for support through 911. Paramedics arrived to provide first aid but even when they tried to revive him they could not do anything because his heart stopped completely at the time of the heart attack.
Man dies on soccer field in Juarez
October 29, 2022
An elderly man died in one of the fields of "Los Hoyos" in Chamizal Park minutes before a soccer game in which he would participate began. The death was reported around 2:00 in the afternoon when the adult fainted next to one of the goals of the field used as a field, where acquaintances tried to help him. Once the death was confirmed, police officers from the State Investigation Agency (AEI) arrived at the scene, who determined that it was a natural death and released the body so that it could be removed by a funeral home.
No cause of death reported.
https://netnoticias.mx/juarez/muere-hombre-en-campo-de-futbol-en-juarez/
HONDURAS
Died while moving garbage
October 29, 2022
Yesterday, Friday, the discovery of the body of a Honduran who died while moving garbage in a container near the Motagua soccer field, next to the Choluteca River in Tegucigalpa, was recorded. So far, the National Police has not confirmed the name of the victim, but acquaintances identified him as José Roberto Mayorga, 32 years old. Likewise, those close to the deceased assured that he was dedicated to recycling, so he carried out his daily work when he lost his life. The man's body was left lying on the ground, right next to the container, and residents covered it with cardboard while waiting for the authorities. After reporting the event, the authorities preliminarily reported that the man would have died of cardiac arrest when he was depositing the waste in the dumpster. However, it will be the forensic doctors who will clarify the case after the autopsy they perform. Minutes after the discovery, the relatives of the deceased were present and lamented what had happened. One of the relatives reported that he left the house to throw out the garbage and they did not imagine that something like this could happen. "He went out to throw some garbage in this container and they told us that he was dead, that's how he earned his living," he said.
https://tiempo.hn/muerto-cerca-de-contenedor-de-basura-tegucigalpa/
NICARAGUA
A fatal “vaxxident”:
Passenger dies pressed inside the cabin of a truck in Nueva Segovia
October 30, 2022
Citizen Rudy Mauricio González García, 32, died at noon this Sunday when he was involved in a violent crash at kilometer 230 of the Ocotal – Dipilto highway, in the department of Nueva Segovia González García was traveling as a passenger in the truck license plate MY 18-051 driven by Wilbert Antonio Pavón García, 42, who for unknown reasons lost control and violently hit a tree on the side of the road. In the event, Rudy González was pressed between the twisted scrap metal that the cab of the truck was converted into, suffering fractures to the thorax and serious injuries to the abdomen, which caused his death. For his part, the truck driver Wilbert Pavón García was seriously injured, for which he was transferred by emergency personnel to the Alfonso Moncada Guillén hospital in Ocotal. At the time of the fatal accident, the occupants of the truck were transporting several boxes of tomatoes.
https://nuevaya.com.ni/pasajero-muere-prensado-dentro-de-la-cabina-de-un-camion-en-nueva-segovia/
COSTA RICA
Humorist Ariel Artavia passed away without fulfilling a great wish he had
October 28, 2022
The humorist, Ariel Artavia, died this Thursday after being hospitalized for several weeks, fighting for his health. Those who knew him describe him as a very noble, funny and dreamy person. Precisely, one of those great desires that Ariel had, he told La Teja the year before, in an extensive interview that we did talking about the marriage proposal he made to his girlfriend Jéssica Salas, with whom at that time he had been dating for four years. At that time, a very excited Ariel told us that his great dream and goal was to lose 100 kilos to get to the wedding very much in line. This, despite the fact that her partner always told her that what was important to her was the person and not so much how they looked.
No age or cause of death reported.
SURINAME
Our beloved Risha Bhagolie has suddenly left us
October 27, 2022
It is hereby announced that Bidiawatie Bhagolie has passed away. Many know her as Risha. Check out the message and the shared photos and a beautiful video from the smiley friend of many. Pass it on to interested parties and family in the Netherlands and Suriname. We at FamilieNieuws wish her family, friends and colleagues a lot of strength with this unimaginable loss. She was only 38 years young and worked at RGD poli in Nickerie. Will you help with the condolences?
No cause of death reported.
BRAZIL
At 45, singer Sérgio Missão dies after suffering sudden illness on stage
October 29, 2022
At the age of 45, Sérgio Missão dies after getting sick on stage during a performance in São Paulo; the singer left a wife and three children. The artist began to feel sick during a performance in Ribeirão Preto, in the interior of São Paulo. He was rescued, but could not resist a cardiac arrest that he suffered when he arrived at the hospital. "With immense regret, we communicate the death of our dear singer, Sérgio Missão, last night, due to a cardiac arrest", said the statement on the band's social networks, released this Saturday morning. The group members showed shock at the unexpected loss: "We are still speechless for all this. We appreciate all the messages we are receiving on our social networks".
Actor of Globo's soap opera 'Éramos Seis' died after suffering a massive heart attack, and you probably didn't know
October 29, 2022
Recently, news left Brazil in mourning. It so happened that an actor from Globo's soap opera 'Éramos Seis' died after suffering a massive heart attack. We are talking about actor Walmir Santana, who died unexpectedly at the age of 60. All of Brazil was taken by surprise with the death of the Globo actor, as he did not show any signs that he had any health problems. For those who don't remember, the Globo actor shone in the soap opera Éramos Seis, and he was greatly missed. According to information from people close to Walmir Santana, the actor felt bad and soon after he died, he didn't even have time to explain what he was feeling. Also according to information from UOL, when he passed away, the actor was preparing for a new project, the play Until Death Separates Us.
https://www.otvfoco.com.br/ator-de-eramos-seis-da-globo-morreu-apos-infarto-fulminante/
Mourning press: Journalist Magno Jouber dies in Valencia
October 25, 2022
Journalist Magno Jouber de Andrade Rodrigues, 60, died in the early afternoon of this Tuesday, 10/25, in Valença. He was even taken to the Santa Casa, but arrived without vital signs. The information is that Jouber was the victim of a massive heart attack. In his career, Magno worked at Jornal A Tarde and was an advisor to the Municipalities of Valença and Cairu, in addition to the City Councils of Cairu and Valença. He was currently part of the communication area of the government of Cairu.
https://www.atualizabahia.com.br/imprensa-de-luto-morre-em-valenca-o-jornalista-magno-jouber/
After leaving the gym, Guaxupé judge has a massive heart attack and dies
October 25, 2022
According to information from friends, the judge had just left a gym when he felt severe chest pains and went to a hospital, where he had a massive heart attack and died. Dr. Hélio leaves his wife Jaqueline, children Natália and Hélio Filho. Guaxupé loses one of the most worthy judges of Law, and the Minas Gerais magistracy one of its great exponents. Dr. Hélio was not only a cultured and experienced jurist, or a model family head, he was above all a good man with noble Christian sentiments, a perfect gentleman with his meticulous education, with his finesse of treatment, as he knew how to attract friends, the respect and admiration of the court workers, of the lawyers and of his colleagues.
No age reported.
Agronomist Marcelo Benevenga Sarmento died, a victim of a heart attack
October 29, 2022
Agronomist Marcelo Benevenga Sarmento, 49, died on Saturday night, a victim of a heart attack, at the Santa Casa de Caridade de Bagé. Sarmento worked as a temporary professor at Unipampa, in the technology course in Agribusiness, and as Adjunct Professor of the Masters in Rural Development at Unicruz, in Cruz Alta. Since February 2022 he has been a professor at IFSul Campus Bagé.
https://www.jornalminuano.com.br/noticia/2022/10/29/bage-perde-marcelo-sarmento
Voter dies after suffering heart attack while voting in Serra Catarinense
October 31, 2022
A voter died on Sunday afternoon while identifying his biometrics to vote at the Padre Antônio Vieira School, in the center of the municipality of Anita Garibaldi, in Serra Catarinense. Milton Paschoal Borges was a former teacher and former director of the Pe. Antônio Vieira, in addition to having been secretary of education and councilor, was known in the municipality for having contributed to Anitense politics and education.
No age or cause of death reported.
Two killed in "vaxxidents":
Driver suffers heart attack while driving and dies on the side of the highway in MT
October 29, 2022
Gladys Tom Leal de Oliveira, 46, died last Thursday afternoon (27th), after suffering a heart attack while driving her car on BR-364 in Diamantino (200 km from Cuiabá). In addition to Gladys, in the car were her wife, mother-in-law and two children. According to the Military Police, the driver began to feel ill. At that moment she applied the handbrake and the car left the road, driving into a manioc plantation. The Federal Highway Police (PRF) who attended the incident reported that Gladys was a truck driver with extensive experience and was returning from a trip in Goiás with her family.
https://vejabemmt.com.br/motorista-sofre-infarto-ao-dirigir-e-morre-as-margens-de-rodovia-em-mt/
Driver dies after colliding with parked bus in Américo
October 26, 2022
A man of 48 years died in the late afternoon of this Wednesday (26), in a traffic accident, in the Luís Ometto neighborhood, in Américo Brasiliense. Abel Santos Silva, was driving a GM/Kadett, which hit the back of a parked rural worker bus. The clash took place on Rua Manoel José Pires, between Avenida Maria Madalena de Godói dos Anjos and Avenida Sérgio Pires de Oliveira Campo. According to preliminary information, the victim, who would have heart problems, may have suffered a sudden illness before the accident. He died instantly. The Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU) was called. but only to verify the death of the victim.
12-year-old boy dies of heart attack and causes commotion in Picos
October 28, 2022
A boy identified as Kayron Vanderson Silva Bezerra, only 12 years old, died on Thursday, October 27, in the city of Picos, causing a great commotion in the municipality. The boy died at his home of a heart attack. Kayron Vanderson was a fourth-year student at the Francisco Barbosa Municipal School, located in the Boa Sorte neighborhood, in the city of Picos. The minor was a child jiu-jitsu athlete and was preparing to participate in competitions.
Man gets sick and dies after seeking care in Barra do Pojuca
October 31, 2022
Luiz Giffone, 44, died this Monday morning, after seeking care at the Family Health Unit (USF) Barra do Pojuca. The man went to the post after feeling sick, but there were no doctors or nurses in the unit and he ended up losing consciousness. The family suspects that he has suffered a heart attack, but confirmation will only come out with the result of the autopsy
Police alerted after man dies inside his house in the North Zone
October 30, 2022
Izaías Bernardo de Melo, 43, died in the early hours of this Sunday at Rua Jardim, in the Costa e Silva neighborhood, in the north of Porto Velho (RO). Rondoniaovivo found that the man was together with his wife, when he began to feel sick and fell unconscious. The Samu was triggered and found the man's death. The Military Police were called and registered the occurrence as a death to be clarified. The victim's death was probably due to a massive heart attack. More detailed tests will confirm the cause of death.
“Died suddenly” on the street:
58-year-old man suffers sudden illness and dies in Melissa neighborhood in Cascavel
October 30, 2022
A 58-year-old man suffered a sudden illness and died on the night of this Sunday (30), in the Melissa neighborhood in Cascavel. According to information from the firefighters, they were called to a fall, the man would have felt sick and fallen on the street. The ambulance stopped at the intersection of Avenida Brasil and Afonso Pena to stabilize the victim who died in the vehicle.
https://catve.com/noticia/6/377666/
Man suffers sudden illness and dies during football match in Governador Valadares
October 31, 2022
A 27-year-old man died while playing a football match in Governador Valadares, in Vale do Rio Doce, on Saturday afternoon. He suffered a sudden illness during the game, he was helped by other athletes, but he couldn't be rescued. The Fire Department was called, and used both a defibrillator and an oxygen balloon to try to resuscitate the victim. When Samu arrived at the scene, he continued the service, which could not prevent his death.
No cause of death reported.
ARGENTINA
He played paddle tennis, fainted and died
October 30, 2022
A 49-year-old man who was playing paddle tennis, fainted and died. Sources consulted by 0223, indicated that the event happened yesterday afternoon, when after a call to 911, officers from the first police station went to the field, where they found the man collapsed on the ground. While waiting for an ambulance, CPR maneuvers were performed but without positive results. When the doctors from the Same arrived, they confirmed the man's death due to natural causes. As could be specified, the victim was accompanied by his partner, playing paddle tennis and as a result of physical effort, he fainted.
No cause of death reported.
https://www.0223.com.ar/nota/2022-10-30-9-57-0-jugaba-al-padel-se-desvanecio-y-murio
A fatal "vaxxident":
A young woman who fainted while driving her motorcycle died
October 25, 2022
In the last hours of this Monday, the sad news of the death of the young woman who fainted this afternoon aboard her motorcycle and hit a parked car was confirmed. The episode occurred this Monday afternoon at the intersection of Irigoyen and Alem streets in our city, when according to some witnesses' accounts, the young woman was riding her motorcycle when she fainted and hit a car that it was parked. Immediately, she was transferred to the San Roque Municipal Hospital, where her death would be confirmed minutes ago.
Three “died suddenly” from heart attacks while walking down the street:
In the space of a week, the center of Monte Grande was the scene of three deaths of older adults
October 30, 2022
In the space of a week, the center of Monte Grande was the scene of three deaths of older adults who were walking down the street. They suffered sudden cardiac events, and despite prompt medical attention, their lives could not be saved. Within the framework of this shocking "bad streak" for the city, El Diario Sur consulted with specialists on how to avoid fainting spells and how to proceed in situations like this. “The vast majority of fainting and loss of consciousness are due to two major factors. One is to lower the pressure, the other is to lower the sugar,” said cardiologist Omar Prieto when asked by El Diario Sur. And he added: "Fainting can also occur due to cardiological causes, there are benign and other malignant syncopes such as arrhythmias or heart attacks, and neurological causes, such as episodes of seizures."
What did the 16-year-old teenager die of when she fainted when she was walking to school?
October 30, 2022
Camila Diaz, a 16-year-old high school student, collapsed on Monday morning when she was walking to school. The cause was classified as "sudden death", following a heart attack. The fatal outcome of the teenager occurred minutes after leaving her house in the Los Notros neighborhood, in the city of El Calafate, in Santa Cruz, to go to the bus stop. On the way, she became unbalanced and residents of the area requested the presence of emergencies, indicating that she was having seizures and breathing problems, according to Now Calafate. The medical personnel who arrived at the scene performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) maneuvers and rushed her to the hospital. However, her death was reported Investigating Judge Dr. Carlos Narvarte ordered an autopsy performed by the medical examiner. It was determined that the death was due to sudden death due to an acute heart attack.
Pain for the death of a beloved bus driver in Lanús: he suffered a heart attack when he started his journey
October 26, 2022
Fernando Giroldi, a driver on line 524, died of cardiac arrest last Tuesday at dawn when he was preparing to start his daily work on the bus whose route runs from Lanús station to Monte Chingolo. The causes for which the 47-year-old man suffered this sudden death are unknown.
As previously note, Mexico and Latin America has many heart attack related deaths, ranging from youth to middle aged. Interesting as usual. I wonder what the total all cause mortality rate is for these countries. Surely it is well above the normal.
The style and details of the reporting is so different from the usual obit.