As per to the NYP an American tourist passed away and his wife was badly injured while lounging in a hot tub at a private Mexican resort Tuesday — and authorities believe they were likely electrocuted by the malfunctioning device.
The 43-year-old man, whom authorities only identified as Jorge G., of El Paso, Texas, was killed and Lizette Z. Experienced life-threatening injuries around 10 p.m. at the Sonoran Sea Resort in Puerto Penasco, the General Prosecutor’s Office for the State of Sonora said, as per to KTSM.
Lizette Z. was taken to the US and is in critical condition, the station reported.
The wife had burns that appeared to indicate she suffered electric shock that might have been caused by faulty wiring, the General Prosecutor’s Office reportedly said.
A eye witness who knew the duo said she saw the pair in the outdoor hot tub, but neither was moving, as per to the General Prosecutor’s Office.
When the bystander attempt to help the duo, she was shocked and was forced to call for help.
The cause of demise has not been officially determined, an outlet reported.
The incident is still under investigation.
An Arizona woman staying at the resort, Sara Gaitan-Perez, told Arizona Daily Star she and others attempt to aid the victims, but the man didn’t have a pulse when she arrived.
“We had just come from the pool, and my spouse and son were in that very same (hot tub) about an hour before,” she told the newspaper.
So sad!