According to the British online magazine TravelWeekly, the senior coroner in the case of the death of two British tourists, Susan and John Cooper, at a hotel in Hurghada, Dr. James Adley, said that further toxicology tests at the hotel will be required.
He also stated that in the coming days will ask the hotel group that manages Steigenberger Aqua Magic, and company Thomas Cook provide "all documentation" on this case.
The expert stressed that Mrs. and Mr. Cooper "ate liver at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic hotel restaurant the night before the incident."
"They returned to their room and noticed a foul, pungent odor, similar to acetone, which forced them to urgently take their granddaughter out as she felt ill. It was later determined that fumigation was underway in the adjacent room. The couple's daughter, Kelly Ormerod, became concerned that morning when she missed her parents at breakfast. When she discovered the elderly couple had become ill, she called the paramedics. However, the paramedics were unable to help Susan and John—the man died soon after in the room, and the woman died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital." the coroner's report says.
According to James AdleyEgyptian authorities have concluded that the E. coli pathogen was the cause of the tourists' deaths, "however, experts say that the tourists could not have died so quickly from an intestinal infection."
The senior coroner clarified that so far he has received only one document from Egyptian authorities, specifically about the death of tourists from E. coli.
“Moreover, it was not accompanied by reports with detailed studies on toxicology, microbiology, or data from the police and doctors,” the expert emphasized.
The Cooper couple's funeral will take place today in the UK.
TRN will continue to follow this complex story.
Source: trn-news.ru