In memory of those who “died suddenly” in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Czech Rep., Croatia and Bulgaria, April 24-May 1, 2023
Belgian powerlifter Laura Delava (18); German guitarist Helge Engelke, podcaster Nicolas Semak; Swiss alphornist Eliana Burk; Norwegian Julie Johannessen (21); Finn-Swede actor Stina Rautelin; & more
A strikingly high number prominent women have "died suddenly" in Europe this past week.
FRANCE
A deacon “died suddenly” during a bike race:
Deacon died during French clergy cycling championship
May 2, 2023
Eighty-one priests, deacons, pastors, a bishop and nuns are participating in the French clergy cycling championship, organized on Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd May 2023, in Ligugé. A 69-year-old cyclist was fatally struck down by a cardiac malaise at Iteuil, around 16 p.m., despite the rapid intervention of emergency services. This is a deacon, Joël Cloarec, in the parish of Martigues. The announcement of this death was made on the evening of May 1st. A prayer was celebrated in his memory. The Poitevin Velocipede Union (UVP), co-organizer of the sporting event, indicated that it "associates itself with the pain of the family". A minute of silence will be respected, in his memory, before the start of the online race of this Tuesday, May 2, 2023 around Ruffigny.
Victim of a malaise, he dies on the Allée des Pins in Argelès-sur-Mer
May 1, 2023
A man was the victim of a cardiac malaise on Monday, May 1st. While he was on the Allée des Pins in Argelès-sur-Mer, the sixty-year-old victim collapsed on the public road, not far from the roundabouts. The fire brigade was called to intervene in the emergency shortly after 16:30. Despite the efforts of the rescuers, the man did not survive.
Rugby: Victim of a malaise, a referee dies during final of the Occitania championship
April 30, 2023
The final stages in the spring are traditionally festive moments for amateur rugby. But the final of the Occitania championship turned into a drama this Saturday afternoon at La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles, in the western suburbs of Toulouse. Victim of a cardiac malaise, the referee died after collapsing at the very beginning of the match which opposed the US Verfeil Rugby (Haute-Garonne) to the alliance Val 15. Charles Bonfanti was struck by an attack after barely three minutes of play, when Val 15 had just opened the scoring on penalty and a red card had been given. Players and spectators reacted immediately, using a defibrillator before help arrived. But the 54-year-old could not be revived. The match was, of course, stopped.
Haisnes: a 55-year-old man died after a heart attack in his car
April 28, 2023
Thursday, April 27, around 21:30, the Haisnes fire brigade responded to 2 rue de Douamont, for a person who had been unwell in his car. While a 55-year-old man is in cardiorespiratory arrest, the medical team performs a cardiac massage. But despite the care provided, the man in his fifties died following this cardiac malaise. The body was left at the disposal of the funeral directors. The police were on the scene.
Valserhône: a septuagenarian dies of a heart attack in a parking lot
April 25, 2023
This Monday, April 24, a tragic accident occurred in the parking lot of the Aldi supermarket, in the activity area of Pierre-Blanche. A man in his 70s had a heart attack at the end of the morning. The firefighters of the SDIS of Ain were alerted to the events at 11:30 a.m. Despite a very quick intervention and an attempt at resuscitation, the man ended up succumbing as a result of his heart attack.
Strasbourg: Man dies after being found in cardiac arrest on the street
April 25, 2023
This Tuesday, April 25, a man died on a public road in Strasbourg after being found in cardiac arrest. The events took place in the morning of this Tuesday, on Rue du Coudrier. An 82-year-old man was found in cardiac arrest on a public road. The emergency services then intervened on the scene. But, despite an attempt to resuscitate by the fire brigade, the victim was pronounced dead on the spot by a doctor.
The Moissac-Castelsarrasin basketball club mourns Jerome Mary, who died suddenly at the age of 47
April 24, 2023
Jerome left us at the age of 47! Monday evening, April 17, in Castelsarrasin, during a training session with his Leisure team, Jérôme Mary suffered a heart attack and, despite the rapid intervention of the firefighters, he could not be resuscitated. Jérôme was very involved in the life of the club, always present and active in all the events of the club.
Victim of a malaise after 18 km of effort, a runner dies on the finish line
April 24, 2023
A tragedy occurred in Vouneuil-sur-Vienne (Vienne) in the morning of Sunday, April 23, 2023. A man died while participating in a walking race. Aged in his forties, he was the victim of a malaise just after crossing the finish line. He collapsed to the ground. Alerted, the firefighters quickly went to the scene. When they arrived, the victim was in cardiorespiratory arrest. The paramedics tried to resuscitate him. In vain. The man, who had taken part in the 18 km event, was declared deceased on the spot.
No cause of death reported.
BELGIUM
Record-breaking female powerlifter, 18, dies within 24 hours of developing severe infection, months after she was crowned Belgian champion
April 26, 2023
A female powerlifting champion from Belgium has died a less than a day after falling sick with a severe infection. A friend to Laura Delava wrote on Instagram that the Belgian subjunior powerlifting champion from Huy in Liège had succumbed to a sudden illness on Monday 24 April. It has been reported she died 'within 24 hours' of the onset of the illness.
Farewell to a great man, Kris Berwouts
April 28, 2023
In the far north of Finland, far away from his beloved continent, internationally renowned Congo expert and EPO author Kris Berwouts died. His death, in the night from Sunday April 23 to Monday, is completely unexpected. Kris had just turned sixty. A salute from Oud-Berchem to a writer, mate, wanderer, musician, mushamuka, friend of Africa. We last spoke to Kris three weeks ago. He would review In the trail of Fanon, the book by Koen Bogaert, for Mo*, the magazine to which he had been affiliated for twenty years and who also worked on the editorial board since 2022. We agreed that we would have a glass this summer.
No cause of death reported.
Rob Swarts, 48
April 27, 2023
Born in Turnhout on 03/06/1974. Died in Dessel on 26/04/2023. Lived in Düsseldorf. Funeral: in a limited circle on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
No cause of death reported.
Mr. Gunther Haegeman, 49
April 28, 2023
Died in Vilvoorde (1800, Belgium) on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at the age of 49.
No cause of death reported.
Marian Ooms, 43
April 28, 2023
Born in Turnhout on 16/04/1980. Died in Geel on 28/04/2023. Lived in Düsseldorf. Funeral: Crematorium Pontes in Turnhout on Friday 5 May 2023 at 10.30 am.
No cause of death reported.
Eric De Coker, 68
April 26, 2023
Born in Oudenaarde on May 19, 1954 and died unexpectedly in Kortrijk on April 20, 2023.
No cause of death reported.
Nancy Beeuwsaert, 51
April 25, 2023
Oostrozebeke - We will miss you very much Nancy so unexpectedly suddenly gone from us
No cause of death reported.
Freek Noppen, 39
April 24, 2023
Born in Leuven on June 16, 1983 and died unexpectedly in Tildonk on April 21, 2023.
No cause of death reported.
NETHERLANDS
Marcel Ulje passed away age 52
April 30, 2023
Last Friday we received the terrible and unreal news that Marcel Ulje had suddenly passed away. A great loss for fishing. Marcel was a well-known and welcome figure at fishing fairs and open days of fishing tackle shops, where he was always tirelessly promoting, among other things, 'his' PB Products for carp fishing and Rozemeijer for fishing for predatory fish. Marcel Ulje was born in Leiden in July 1970, so he could only live to be 52 years old.
No cause of death reported.
Dirk Derison was only 52 years old. Dirk died suddenly on April 18 in Italy
April 26, 2023
Dirk Derison was only 52 years old. Dirk died suddenly on April 18 in Italy, where he was present at the international fabric fair Proposte on behalf of his employer Raymakers, for whom he only worked since March this year.
No cause of death reported.
‘Ideas man' Geert Heikoop (58) from Uden died suddenly in Italy
April 26, 2023
Uden - Udenaar Geert Heikoop died suddenly on holiday in Italy at the age of 58. He was one of the initiators of De Idea Factory in Uden and, until last year, director of communications agency Applepie.
No cause of death reported.
Patrick Bruggeman, 50
April 27, 2023
Died unexpectedly Wettringen April 3, 2023 so suddenly so unexpectedly.
No cause of death reported.
GERMANY
Helge Engelke, German guitarist, dies unexpectedly age 61
April 29, 2023
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we have to inform you that our dear friend and guitarist Helge Engelke has passed away unexpectedly yesterday, on April 28, 2023. He died in hospital after complications occurred with a colon tumor which only had been discovered two days before. Speaking for all of us, this is a tremendous loss, both as a friend and colleague, as well as a gifted artist, always full of great new ideas and concepts. He will be deeply missed.
Collapsed during swimming lessons: ten-year-old pupil has died
May 1, 2023
The ten-year-old lost the fight. The boy died at the weekend. During the swimming lessons, the boy had to be resuscitated on Thursday morning in the Neu-Ulm indoor pool. He immediately came to the hospital, but his condition did not improve. The grief in Burlafingen is great. Youth football match days and the May Dance events have been cancelled. The cause of death remains unclear. The boy is said to have collided with another student and only then collapsed. The lifeguard on duty and another employee of the indoor pool had immediately started the resuscitation, which was then continued by the rescue workers and an emergency doctor. The ten-year-old was then immediately taken to a hospital. Allegedly, no water was found in the lungs at all. An autopsy must now clarify the cause of death.
Newlyweds say yes to each other – 21 hours later the husband is dead
April 28, 2023
Jenny (28) was finally allowed to dream of her "happy-ever-after"! After five years of frustration, the long-awaited home was finally ready. Here she wanted to be happy together with her partner René (50) and her two children Emma (5) and Bruno (six months). But everything turned out differently. Shortly after the new building was finished, the shock diagnosis came for the couple. In the Thüringen24 interview, Jenny talks about an emotional and dramatic farewell. "At the end of January 2023, René started having a stomach ache," recalls Jenny. "Then it was initially called a delayed gastrointestinal infection.“ Later it got so bad that René had to be taken to the hospital in Gera. A week later, the shock diagnosis: stomach cancer! The doctors estimated that the cancer is probably incurable. Over the phone, the doctors informed Jenny that René's organs were failing. That was in the middle of March. "Then in the evening, around 1900, I was still calling around everywhere for a marriage registrar," recalls the 28-year-old. "I don't know how, but we did it. In the meantime, I felt like I had three phones in my hand.“ "At 22.07 o'clock we got married." The next evening, about 21 hours later, René was dead.
Two fathers “died suddenly”:
Christian Regittnig died at the age of 34
April 27, 2023
There is great sadness for the deceased from Obermöschach, municipality of Hermagor-Pressegger See. The father of two Christian Regittnig passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the age of 34. His life was modesty, helpfulness and loving care for his family. The death of Christian leaves a deep mark.
No cause of death reported.
Father-of-two (41) dies unexpectedly: family friend starts fundraising campaign
May 1, 2023
It was probably the hardest walk in Nadine Hennig's life so far. Last Friday she had to bury her partner Sönke Schlatz. The father of her two young daughters was only 41 years old when he died suddenly and unexpectedly in early April. The shock is deep. That's why a friend wants to help the family immediately with a call for donations. "Sönke just fell lifeless out of bed at 2 o'clock at night, I woke up from that," says the 36-year-old. The emergency doctor arrived ten minutes later. "His heart had failed," says Nadine Hennig. The 41-year-old was still resuscitated and taken to the hospital. "He was stable at first, stuck on machines. But a day later, the doctors realized that he no longer had brain activity.“ 24 hours after that, the medical equipment had been turned off.
No cause of death reported.
Five politicians “died suddenly”:
Mourning for Hermann Schütte
April 29, 2023
A life for politics and for Neuenkirchen-Vörden: This sentence is probably more true for hardly any local politician than for Hermann Schütte. He worked in the Neuenkirchen-Vörden municipal council for more than 41 years, and in the Vechta district council for more than 31 years. Almost day and night, Hermann Schütte campaigned for "his" SPD and established the best connections as far as Hanover and Berlin. At home on the Riester Damm in Vörden, on the other hand, he was rarely to be found. The shock is now great in the district, in the Southern District and especially in Vörden about his unexpected death early Saturday. On Thursday (May 4) he would have celebrated his 69th birthday. The trained machine fitter leaves behind his wife Helga and 3 children.
No cause of death reported.
Irmi Jungels died unexpectedly - conservationist, local politician
April 29, 2023
The shocking news came on Friday evening: Irmi Jungels, municipal politician from Mainz-Kastel and 1st chairman of the Cyperus Nature Park, is dead. The 68–year-old died completely unexpectedly on Friday on the way to a family celebration in Denmark - at a rest stop. Jungels had been on the way with one of her daughters and their two young children to the confirmation of another granddaughter, but she never arrived there: on a motorway service station she died suddenly, completely unexpectedly.
No cause of death reported.
The city administration is mourning
April 28, 2023
We are saddened by the news of the death of our esteemed employee and colleague Rolf Müller, who died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 65 on 27.04.2023. Our sympathy at this difficult time goes to his family and his loved ones. We will all miss him very much.
No cause of death reported.
"He was always at work with passion": Peter Dietschi has died unexpectedly
April 26, 2023
Peter Dietschi has died at the age of 52. Peter Dietschi has worked tirelessly for the region: he was a local councillor in Laupersdorf for 14 years, President of the Laupersdorf Music Competition for 25 years and since 2018 president of the Thal-Gäu-Bipperamt Trade and Industry Association. The list could be supplemented at this point by many other engagements.
No cause of death reported.
Former SPD member of parliament Claus Wichmann is dead
April 24, 2023
He was the last member of the Landtag that the SPD Heidelberg had. Now the Social Democrats are mourning a left-wing maverick: Claus Wichmann died last week at the age of only 60 after a serious illness, but still suddenly and unexpectedly.
No cause of death reported.
A specialist in crib construction: Anton Bidell is dead
April 27, 2023
As a specialist for crib construction, Anton Bidell worked throughout the region. After a short serious illness, the Illerberg man died at the age of 70. Depicting the birth of Jesus Christ in the nativity scene was more than an occupation for Anton Bidell to give space to his creativity. As a deeply religious person, he felt deeply connected to his faith. Anton Bidell, died a few days ago at the age of 70.
No cause of death reported.
Three professors “died suddenly”:
Well-known Würzburg University Professor Remien has died
April 27, 2023
Consternation at the Faculty of Law of the University of Würzburg: Law professor Oliver Remien has died at the age of 66 after a short serious illness. At the beginning of April, he accompanied a group of students from Würzburg at the so-called "Vis Moot" in Vienna, the largest international civil law competition with 360 teams from over 80 countries. The international character of legal education has always been a matter close to his heart, writes the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Christof Kerwer, in a message to students.
No cause of death reported.
Göttingen Theology Professor Christian Polke has died
April 26, 2023
The Göttingen University theology professor Christian Polke is dead. He died "surprisingly" on Tuesday, April 25, as the Theological Faculty announced on its homepage. "We are stunned, dismayed and in deep sorrow," it reads. Born in Munich in 1980, Polke started working as a professor of ethics in the field of Systematic Theology at the Faculty of Theology in 2016. In addition to Bishop Ralf Meister, he was one of the founding members of the initiative Lower Saxony Ethics Council, which presented questions and problems of the COVID-19 pandemic for people in Lower Saxony from an ethical perspective between June 2020 and October 2022 and developed strategies and proposed solutions.
No cause of death reported.
The Lower Saxony Ethics Council in December 2021:
The most important measure to contain the pandemic remains vaccination. We therefore call on the responsible decision-makers in Lower Saxony to make a strong effort at the federal level to clarify as soon as possible under which conditions a mandatory vaccination for adults is constitutionally permissible and organizationally feasible.
https://www.ethikrat-niedersachsen.de/aktuelles/
Professor Rolf Effert, former head of the Kassel Eye Clinic, has died
April 25, 2023
Rolf Effert liked to fill the stages of his life with funny anecdotes. Those who knew him will remember above all his humor combined with a quick-witted wittiness. Perhaps a remnant from his homeland in the Rhineland. Effert was active on the board of the Rotary Club Kassel for many years and was president in the Rotary year 2020/2021. The support of a Nepalese school was a special concern for him. A trip there had been repeatedly delayed by the corona pandemic. The 69-year-old had travelled to Nepal with other Rotarians at the beginning of April to see for himself the progress of the social project. During the trip, Rolf Effert died of a heart attack. The family man leaves behind his wife Jutta and three adult children as well as three grandchildren.
A teacher “died suddenly”:
Reported on April 11:
We mourn for Inge Bergner
April 11, 2023
This morning we received the sad news that our colleague and teacher Inge Bergner (60) passed away completely unexpectedly on Good Friday while on vacation. Our deep sympathy goes to her family and friends. Ms. Bergner has been teaching fine arts and mathematics at our school since November 1989. She has instilled in her students the love for their subjects with a very great student orientation and joy. With her calmness and balance, she has been a constant in our school community for decades and has been popular and appreciated by students, their parents and teachers alike. We will miss her very much.
No cause of death reported.
Andreas Gobiet passed away
April 26, 2023
This news hits us hard and surprisingly from the side. The VZI President Andreas Gobiet, who died completely unexpectedly on 23.4. at the age of only 65, was always a wonderful, cosmopolitan, forward-looking and also entertaining and cooperative interlocutor - a very special person in our industry!
No cause of death reported.
A podcaster “died suddenly”:
Fans shocked – Pandemia podcaster Nicolas Semak dies unexpectedly
April 26, 2023
He was one of the most famous and successful podcasters in Germany. Nicolas Semak has died. "Unfortunately, we have terrible news: our good friend, our colleague and presenter Nicolas Semak died yesterday as a result of a stroke," his podcast colleagues wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. On Twitter, the other podcasters shared a photo. "We spent so many hours talking, laughing and sometimes crying together. We will miss him so much,“ Semak's podcast colleagues wrote about him. Nicolas Semak was originally a film editor and made short films. But he has been producing podcasts for more than ten years
There he produced his podcast Elementarfragen. Here, Nicolas Semak conducted detailed interviews with his guests and spoke, among others, with...the Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach. In addition, Semak most recently also took care of the science podcast Pandemia, which dealt with epidemics, their origins and consequences in its episodes. It was also often about the corona virus. The podcast was even nominated for the Grimme Online Award in 2021. In the last episode of the Pandemia podcast, which was published before his death, he discussed the story of a human experiment with black people suffering from syphilis, among other things.
It was also the co-podcasters of Pandemia who made the death of their colleague public, also because it is still unclear how the podcast should continue. "We will also be thinking about the future of Pandemia and all that soon. But at the moment it's a shock and we are grieving with his family and his many friends, “ the colleagues said on Twitter. He was 47.
Five killed in “vaxxidents”:
Fatal accident on a dirt road
May 1, 2023
A fatal accident occurred on a dirt road near Neuleinige on Sunday. The 53-year-old driver of a minibus died. The driver of the vehicle drove alone on a dirt road on Sunday afternoon. According to this, the police assume that no other vehicle was involved in the accident. On the spot, rescuers tried to resuscitate the 53-year-old man, but stopped the attempt after a long time. It cannot be ruled out that a medical emergency led to the accident.
No cause of death reported.
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Motorist dies on the A40 in Dortmund
May 1, 2023
On the A40 in Dortmund, there were restrictions for motorists in the direction of Essen on Monday afternoon (May 1st) - with a sad background. At the height of the Barop motorway exit, there was a major deployment of the Dortmund police. The background for the operation was an internal emergency involving a motorist. He may have suffered a heart attack at the wheel. As the police reported, the driver, who was driving behind him on the A40, watched as the car in front of him slowed down and finally came to a stop. He contacted the police and rescue workers. However, any help came too late for the driver. As the police announced in the evening, the 65-year-old man from Dortmund died. He was traveling alone.
No cause of death reported.
Truck driver apparently uninjured after accident on B12 - he is dead a short time later
April 28, 2023
After an accident on the federal highway 12 between Neupullach and Hohenlinden, a truck driver has died. According to the police, the death is probably not related to the accident, but has another medical reason as the cause. Shortly before his death, the man had spoken to someone who had observed the accident and made the emergency call. It was about 10.20 am on Thursday when the 52-year-old motorist turned off the road to the right with his truck and drove into a group of trees. According to witness statements for no apparent reason. The driver got out after the accident and, when asked by the witness if he was injured, replied that he was fine. He blacked out, that's why he got off the road. After the short conversation with the witness, the driver wanted to get his mobile phone out of the truck, according to the press report of the Ebersberg police. When a patrol crew arrived shortly after, the man was still in the truck. The officers looked and found the 52-year-old lifeless in the driver's cab. Both the police, the firefighters who arrived later, and the ambulance service tried to resuscitate the man. Unsuccessful. He died in the hospital where he had been taken.
No cause of death reported.
Truck driver from Recklinghausen fatally injured
April 27, 2023
A truck driver from Recklinghausen died in an accident in Herne. The 55-year-old had lost control of his truck on Wednesday morning. He drove over a green area and crashed into a tree there. After that, he backed the truck and drove back to the road, where he finally came to a stop, the police said in a statement. An emergency doctor tried to revive him. However, the 55-year-old died on the spot. The road had to be closed for two and a half hours because of the accident. The cause is now being investigated. According to initial findings, however, the man had a medical emergency.
No cause of death reported.
Fatal frontal crash in the Sauerland
April 26, 2023
Fatal accident on the highway 880 in the Sauerland. A man (57) was driving his car and trailer at Finnentrop on Tuesday afternoon. He had a passenger (24) and his son (4) on board. It happened on a straight track: the car drifted to the left onto the oncoming lane, crashed head-on into a van. The car driver died at the scene of the accident, the child and his father suffered a shock. The slightly injured van driver (22) was taken to a hospital by ambulance. Both vehicles had to be towed. The property damage is in the five-digit range. The police on Wednesday: "According to the current state of knowledge, a medical emergency cannot be ruled out as the cause of the accident.“
65-Year-old found dead in supermarket parking lot: detectives are investigating
April 25, 2023
According to the police, witnesses had reported at about 15.30 that a person was lying lifeless in his Citroën in the parking lot of a supermarket in Nordhafen. On Monday afternoon, police and rescue workers in the Brandenburg town of Königs Wusterhausen were caught up in an eerie discovery: a man had died in the parking lot in front of a supermarket. The rescue workers reacted immediately and tried to resuscitate the man on the spot. Unfortunately, in vain: the emergency doctor could only determine the death of the 65-year-old. As usual in such cases, the criminal investigation department has initiated an investigation to find out exactly what the man died of in his car. According to the current state of investigation, however, the officials assume, according to their own statements, a natural cause of death.
No cause of death reported.
Cyclist found dead becomes a mystery for Hamburg police
April 27, 2023
Passers-by made a terrible discovery in Hamburg on Thursday morning. In Hamburg-Horn they found a lifeless cyclist. Despite immediately initiated resuscitation, the man died a little later in a clinic. The passers-by had called the emergency call about 8.10 am, the police said. They stated that they had found a lifeless man on a green strip between the bicycle path and the parking strip. There was a bicycle next to it. The passers-by initiated resuscitation measures even before the emergency doctor arrived. The man (55) was immediately admitted to a clinic. According to the police, he died here a little later. After initial investigations by the traffic accident service, an external fault is excluded. It is assumed that the man could have fallen off the bike as a result of a previous illness.
No age or cause of death reported.
Reported on April 10:
Wolfgang Kahs, 64
April 10, 2023
At the age of 64, Wolfgang Kahs passed away completely unexpectedly on March 15, 2023. The news of his death has affected us deeply. Wolfgang Kahs was a member of the REFA, the Association for Work Design, Business Organization and Corporate Development, for over 30 years. Among other things, he was involved as an advisory board and delegate for his organization Coburg, and he worked as a data protection officer for the Bavarian State Association. His companions at the REFA Bayern will remember him with gratitude.
No cause of death reported.
Reported on April 6:
We mourn the loss of Robert Spartmann
April 6, 2023
Robert Spartmann died suddenly and completely unexpectedly for all of us yesterday. He was literally torn out of life and work in the middle. We are shocked and stunned. Robert Spartmann had fulfilled an entrepreneurial dream by founding MIB in 2019. With his own mixture of correctness and creativity, commitment and unlimited trustworthiness, he has been committed to the development of society to the last and worked on its success. On a human level, it will take a long time before we have really realized and processed this loss.
No age or cause of death reported.
AUSTRIA
"Fought like a lion": amateur footballer (20) passed away after cancer
May 2, 2023
Jesse Engleitner is dead. The amateur footballer passed away at the age of 20. The goalscorer of SV Kieninger-Bau Bad Goisern fell asleep peacefully with his family around him on Friday. Only a year ago his story became known. At that time, his teammates shaved off their hair in solidarity before his first chemotherapy. Towards the end of the autumn season, Engleitner celebrated his return – if only for a few minutes. But then the next setback followed, the disease returned. Also at the game last Sunday against ASV Rüstorf (2:6), football quickly became a minor matter. However, a cancellation of the game was never mentioned. In addition, the jersey with the number 18 was placed on the coach's bench. Jesse's family also said goodbye: "Fly high and be proud of yourself. No one but you knows how much strength, courage and confidence it took you to be where you are now!" His father emphasized that he fought ”like a lion".
A doctor “died suddenly”:
Dr. Walter Stingl died unexpectedly
April 26, 2023
Dr. Walter Stingl, senior physician at the Department of Internal Medicine at the Horn Regional Hospital, died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 64 after a short serious illness. Dr. Stingl was a trained specialist in internal medicine with additional training in hematology and oncology. He worked until recently in the LK Horn and occasionally also in the Psychosomatic Center Eggenburg. In addition to many training and advanced training courses, OA Dr. Stingl has devoted himself to palliative medicine in recent years.
No cause of death reported.
Medical emergency on the road
April 24, 2023
On Sunday night, a medical emergency occurred on the A9 in Trieben. A 61-year-old died on the spot. At about 23 o'clock, officers of the highway police inspection were called to a medical emergency on the A9 in the direction of Linz. Two vehicles were parked in the construction site area there. A 58-year-old from Linz approached the officers and stated that a woman had stopped him by means of a hand signal and asked for help, as her husband complained of breathing problems and the vehicle had to stop. The man then dialed the emergency number. The arriving officers pulled the 61-year-old driver out of the vehicle and began to take first aid measures. Paramedics of the Red Cross took over the resuscitation measures, which, however, were unsuccessful. The emergency doctor was only able to determine the death of the 61-year-old from Linz.
No cause of death reported.
SWITZERLAND
Eliana Burki brought the alphorn into the 21st century
April 26, 2023
To describe her style, Eliana Burki herself created the term "funky Swiss Alphorn". Her path was a musically independent one: she mixed the alphorn with jazz, funk and blues. She was able to groove on this bulky instrument, for which she had a mouthpiece with valves specially made for herself. Eliana wanted to be able to play more than just the natural tones. Her long-time bandmate Adriano Regazzin describes her virtuosity as follows: "She was an impressive soloist who could play difficult runs in classical pieces as well as surprising improvisations." But she performed not only with a jazz band, but also in a piano duo with her mother or with a symphony orchestra. In recent years, she has been less present in the media. Most recently, she performed at the Swiss Wrestling and Alpine Festival in Pratteln in the summer. Now Labe Künstlerhafen informed her that the 39-year-old has passed away. The news of her death came as a surprise. That she had a malignant brain tumor was not known until now.
Killed in a “vaxxident”:
Semi-trailer driver dies after accident
April 26, 2023
On Tuesday, shortly before 10.30 a.m., the Cantonal police of Solothurn was informed that the driver of a foreign semi-trailer vehicle on the A1 motorway near Derendingen probably had a medical problem. The vehicle had collided with the control device several times and finally came to a standstill on the breakdown strip before the Kriegstetten exit. When the emergency services and rescue workers arrived, the driver of the vehicle was no longer responsive. Despite immediately initiated rescue and resuscitation measures - first by first responders and then by the emergency services – the chauffeur died at the scene of the accident. According to the current state of knowledge, a medical problem is in the foreground as the cause of death.
No age or cause of death reported.
NORWAY
Julie Johannessen Death
April 26, 2023
Julie Paulsen Johannessen, a member of the Norwegian shooting team since 2019, has passed away. She is 21 years old. This was announced on Tuesday by the Norwegian Shooting Association. The 21-year-old from Fredrikstad made her senior debut at the World Cup in Lima this month. Days after her return to Texas, she was found dead in her room at the university she attended, the association wrote. The feeling is unbelievably sad, hurtful and completely unreal. “We want to support the family in their grief and help ensure Jolie’s memory is properly cared for,” the national team’s sporting director Tor Idar Aune wrote on the federation’s website. In the days leading up to her death, Jolie planned summer training to achieve new goals following her experience at the World Championships in Lima. That wasn’t the case for Fredrikstad’s rising star, who died on Sunday, April 23, 2023, they said.
No cause of death reported.
SWEDEN
The actor Stina Rautelin is dead, the Swedish Theater in Helsinki says on Facebook. She was 59 years old.
April 27, 2023
The Finnish-Swedish actor Stina Rautelin got her breakthrough at the Swedish Theater in Finland, where she worked between 1987 and 1995. She debuted as an actor as a child, but it was as the ship's captain Andrea Melin in Rederiet that she became a well-known face in Sweden. Success continued for Stina Rautelin with the role of detective Lena Klingström in fifteen Beck films. After that, she has also had several roles at Stockholm's city theatre. More recently, she has had roles in film adaptations of Camilla Läckberg's crime novels "The Ice Princess" and "The Preacher". The Swedish Theater states on its Facebook page that Stina Rautelin died on Wednesday. She was 59 years old.
No cause of death reported.
A news presenter “died suddenly”:
The death of Lotta Bouvin-Sundberg
May 1, 2023
Lotta Bouvin-Sundberg died on Monday after a short illness. She worked at SVT for 30 years after joining the public service company in 1993 to host the morning broadcasts. Over the years, she led many news programs, but also hosted major extras, election programs and broadcasts in connection with the Nobel Prize ceremony. "SVT has grief. Lotta Bouvin-Sundberg was a confident and wise anchor, both in the editorial office and on screen. She had a great breadth as a presenter, sharp hearings were as obvious as warm and empathetic interviews. We mourn a brave and caring colleague, tirelessly passionate about her profession and journalism,” says SVT CEO Hanna Stjärne in a comment.
No cause of death reported.
POLAND
A journalist and gay activist “died suddenly”:
The sudden death of an LGBT journalist and activist. "Reliving 18 years of the party, she died suddenly"
April 25, 2023
A well-known journalist and LGBTQ+ activist, Her Perfection, has died. Information about the woman's sudden death was provided by her friends. "Yesterday, April 23, reliving 18 years of the party, she passed away suddenly," they wrote. Under the post in which the news of the death of Her Perfection was given, condolences continue to appear. Some Internet users cannot believe that the influencer has really left. "If it's a joke, it doesn't amuse me, I don't accept"; "Horrible news... Some time ago I saw how great he leads the party and has fun... Far too early"; "It's hard to believe, she was a very important figure for me, my condolences to everyone close to me," write devastated fans.
No age or cause of death reported.
The 15-year-old suddenly fell over. The child did not survive
April 26, 2023
The prosecutor's office is investigating the death of a 15-year-old boy. On Wednesday before 7 am, the services were alerted to a bicycle accident that occurred in Dąbrowa nad Czarną in the Łódź province (Piotrków poviat, Aleksandrów commune). Firefighters of the Volunteer Fire Brigade KSRG Dąbrowa were the first to appear on the spot. The 15-year-old, riding a two-wheeler, probably lost consciousness. He then fell onto the road. Witnesses began resuscitating the child and called an ambulance. Emergency services also arrived and an LPR helicopter landed.
No cause of death reported.
Two hikers “died suddenly”:
More and more cases of sudden cardiac arrest in tourists
April 30, 2023
The Borderland Without Barriers Foundation donated AED defibrillators to four PTTK shelters in the Beskid Mountains. Paramedics emphasize that such an initiative is very important, because cases of sudden cardiac arrest are becoming more frequent, especially in young tourists. We hope that there will be more such actions. Recently, cases of sudden cardiac arrest occur relatively often, which is why AED defibrillators in shelters are very much needed. An example is the situation that took place a few weeks ago, when a tourist on the trail in the area of Hala Pawlusiej, despite a long resuscitation undertaken by other tourists and GOPR rescuers, died. He was 72. Another example is the situation on the trail to Czantoria, where a 35-year-old tourist suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and despite the rescue operation, she died. In the shelter on Hala Lipowska, a tourist suffering from hypertension required medical assistance and was transported to the hospital.
An educator “died suddenly”:
Jadwiga Fior – director of Public Kindergarten No. 3 in Brzesko died
April 28, 2023
It is with great sadness and disbelief that we received the news that on Friday, April 28, 2023, Jadwiga Fior, director of Public Kindergarten No. 3 in Brzesko, died suddenly and prematurely. Brest education suffered an irreparable loss. An outstanding pedagogue who devoted her entire professional life to working with children, being associated with this one kindergarten all this time – initially (since 1987) as a teacher, and since 2002 as the director of this institution, has passed away from us. She was constantly guided by the motto "We are here to help children develop properly". That's it and that's it. Modest, loving children and sympathized by everyone who had the opportunity and honor to meet her and cooperate with her death surprised her on the way to work, to which she gave all of herself, with which she still associated many ideas to implement.
No age or cause of death reported.
CZECH REPUBLIC
Jiří Kohout, an enthusiast and expert on public transport, died. He was 44 years old
April 28, 2023
According to the website Czechoslovak, transport operator Jiří Kohout [44] died suddenly on Saturday, April 22. He joined the Pilsen Municipal Transport Company in October 2006 in the transport planning department. "There he gradually became a leader. He was involved in many important projects - he built a public transport control centre with online vehicle position monitoring. He was present at the creation of all the applications that passengers use today. He was a matador and father of international conferences. His steps were always thoughtful and had a so-called pull on the goal," the transport workers write on the PMDP website.
No cause of death reported.
Ivan Mejdr, 61
April 26, 2023
With pain in our hearts we announce that Mr. Ivan Mejdr has left us. He died suddenly at the age of 61. We will say goodbye to the dear deceased for the last time on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the ceremonial hall at the Bradlo cemetery in Kamenice nad Lipou
No cause of death reported.
CROATIA
A nurse “died suddenly”:
Hearts are broken. She was beautiful and, unfortunately, danced with us for the last time
April 25, 2023
Ines Švajcar (23), a nurse in University Hospital Centre Zagreb, died suddenly, cause unknown. The day before her death she was performing with her majorettes club.
Our angel suddenly left us. Firemen who are in a state of shock and in great pain are saying goodbye to a 24-year-old who died too early
April 25, 2023
Ines Švajcar (24), a member of a firebrigade, died suddenly. The sad news was announced by the DVD Hrašće firefighters, who said goodbye to the prematurely deceased 24-year-old Ines Švajcar. "It is with deep pain that we inform all our firefighter friends that our angel with a beautiful calming smile, our member Ines Schwejcar (24), has suddenly left us. There are no words of comfort to comfort us. Nothing can replace the loss of a loved one and no words can express the sadness we feel, but memories and memories are indelible.”
No cause of death reported.
Died in toilet on Labor day! A sad ending in Zagreb cafe: There was no help for a man.
May 1, 2023
Last night around 9 pm in Zagreb, the lifeless body of a man was found in Črnomerec Street. Someone came across the body of the unfortunate man in the toilet of the restaurant located there. The deceased man was 38 years old, and no injuries were observed on the body that would indicate that the death occurred as a result of a violent act.
No cause of death reported.
BULGARIA
WTA mourns Elena Pampoulova
April 28, 2023
The WTA is saddened to report Elena Pampoulova Wagner, a regular presence in the Top 100 in the 1990s and a former member of the WTA’s Player Council, died on April 19 after an illness at the age of 50.
No cause of death reported.
Suddenly died businessman Nikolay Iliev, creator of the complex "Maxi"
April 28, 2023
The founder of the Sofia complex "Maxi" Nikolay Iliev died. This was announced by his daughter Daniel Ilieva in her Facebook profile. "A great man has completed his earthly journey. A great creator of love, beauty, relationships, magic and daring died without time. Rest in peace, dear father! Bright road, dear Nicky!"
No age or cause of death reported.
A coach “died suddenly”:
A former goalkeeper and coach of the Black Sea died suddenly
April 28, 2023
Former goalkeeper and coach of the Black Sea Georgi Kostov-Zaba died this morning, reports chernomorepfc.bg. At the end of last year, he was in serious condition and was hospitalized, requiring an urgent blood transfusion. After an emergency, he was stabilized. This morning, while he was with a friend, he got sick. An ambulance was called, but the medics who arrived at the scene were unable to save him.
No age or cause of death reported.
A lot of people just die out on the street, maybe people are outside more there.
The female powerlifter who suddenly died after a championship reminds me of another athlete that happened to. He won some big race then was dead within a couple weeks.