Luxury hotel pool turns fatal: Two foreign nationals die in suspected electrocution

Bengaluru/IBNS: Two foreign nationals died and two others, including a pool attendant, were injured after they were allegedly electrocuted at the swimming pool of a five-star hotel in Bengaluru, media reports said.

IBNS • 31 Oct 2026, 03:00 pm

Luxury hotel pool turns fatal: Two foreign nationals die in suspected electrocution

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The incident occurred at the Conrad Hotel in India's IT hub.

The deceased have been identified as German national Alexander Maximilian Theiss (57) and Slovakian national Juraj Horvat (45).

Victims suffer electric shock while exiting pool

According to a complaint filed by Alexander's wife, Silvia Ottawa, the victims suffered electric shocks while attempting to get out of the swimming pool, NDTV reported.

The injured have been identified as US national Mathew Desantis (41) and Indian pool attendant Rahul Tiwari (28).

Tiwari reportedly sustained injuries while attempting to rescue the victims.

Injured hospitalised

Both Desantis and Tiwari were rushed to Manipal Hospital for treatment.

They are reportedly out of danger.

The circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated.

A comment from the hotel management was awaited at the time of filing this report.