A 43-year-old American tourist reportedly lost her life on Tuesday and her partner is still fighting for hers after they were electrocuted in the jacuzzi of a resort in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico.
The victims, identified by the Sonora State Attorney's Office as Georgie N. and Lizeth N., were enjoying an evening in a hot tub at a private Sonora resort when a relative found them unconscious, according to US broadcaster KTSM. -9.
After realizing that they were not moving, the latter tried to enter the jacuzzi, at around eight in the evening, to help the couple, before he was also subjected to an electric shock.
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The Attorney General's Office reportedly indicated that the forty-year-old man from El Paso, Texas, died of his wounds, while his wife remains in critical condition after being transferred to an American hospital with major burns.
An investigation was supposed to be opened by the Attorney General of the Judiciary of the State of Sonora (FGJES) to shed light on the incident, but from the beginning the injuries were similar to those caused by an electric shock, as determined by the Mexican authorities, according to the Mexican authorities. American media.
They also suggested that the accident may have been caused by a fault in the Jacuzzi's wiring, but the exact cause has yet to be determined.
The town of Puerto Peñasco, located near the border with the state of Arizona, is a destination particularly popular with American tourists, according to the El Paso Times.
