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Two people are dead and another two are hurt after 'being electrocuted' in five-star hotel pool in India

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Qurashi, N. (2026, November 1). Two people are dead and another two are hurt after 'being electrocuted' in five-star hotel pool in India. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16256917/two-people-dead-hurt-electrocuted-five-star-hotel-pool-India.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-11-01 · by Noor Qurashi

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Two people died and two others were injured after reportedly being electrocuted in a luxury swimming pool at the Conrad Bengaluru Hotel in India on Saturday. The victims included Alexander Maximilian Theiss, 57, from Germany, and Juraj Horvat, 45, a Slovakian IBM project manager. A hotel lifeguard and an American guest were hospitalized but are stable. Police and media suspect electric current caused the incident; however, the hotel stated that the cause has not been determined yet and will cooperate with investigations.
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Two people died and two others were injured after a suspected electrical leak at the Conrad Bengaluru Hotel's swimming pool in Halasuru, Bengaluru, India, on October 30, 2026. The victims were identified as Alexander Maximilian Theiss, a 57-year-old German national and Lufthansa crew member, and Juraj Horvat, a 45-year-old Slovak project manager for IBM. The injured included Mathew Desantis, a 41-year-old American guest, and Rahul Tiwari, a 28-year-old pool attendant who attempted to rescue the victims. Hilton Worldwide Holdings, which owns Conrad Hotels, expressed condolences and stated that the cause of the incident is under investigation by local authorities.

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Topics

Bengaluru Conrad Bengaluru Hotel German India Slovak

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German NORP · 3× Slovak NORP · 3× Bengaluru GPE · 2× Conrad Bengaluru Hotel ORG · 2× India GPE · 2× Alexander Maximilian Theiss PERSON · 1× Halasuru GPE · 1× IBM ORG · 1× Juraj Horvat PERSON · 1× Rahul Tiwari PERSON · 1×

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A spokesman told Fox News: 'Our deepest sympathies go out to the family, relatives and friends of the deceased crew member.' Conrad, a luxury 24-storey hotel which is part of the Hilton group, has said its pool will be 'closed for maintenance' from October 31 to November 30. Investigators are examining the pool's underwater light as part of their probe and will consider whether safety devices, including earth-leakage circuit breakers, were operational at the time, The Times of India reports.
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🔮 Managers at the five-star Conrad Bengaluru Hotel (pictured/file image) said they were 'deeply saddened' by the incident involving a German flight crew member and Slovak business manager Mr Horvat's wife, Silvia Hotuatova, reportedly heard screams from near the pool shortly after 5.15pm, where she rushed to find her husband lying motionless in the water. The hotel said the cause of the incident 'has not yet been established' - insisting they will co-operate with police.

Claims (13 extracted, 4 hedged)

Two people have died after they were reportedly electrocuted in a luxury swimming pool in India. uncertain
they → die → India
Managers at the five-star Conrad Bengaluru Hotel said they were 'deeply saddened' by the incident involving a German flight crew member and Slovak business manager. asserted
they → say → member
Local media said the 'tragedy', which occurred in Bengaluru's Halasuru area on Saturday, was suspected to have been caused by an electric current in the pool. asserted
which → say → pool
Police identified the German victim as Alexander Maximilian Theiss, 57, and the Slovak businessman as Juraj Horvat, 45, who worked as a project manager for IBM. asserted
who → identify → IBM
Rahul Tiwari, a 28-year-old pool attendant and lifeguard who had tried to rescue the victims, and an American guest, Mathew Desantis, 41, who 'managed to swim to safety', were treated in hospital where they are said to remain in a stable condition. asserted
they → try → condition
Mr Theiss's wife has reportedly filed a police complaint alleging both victims were electrocuted while trying to get out of the pool and drowned, according to NDTV. uncertain
victims → file → NDTV
She claimed the deaths were caused by the negligence of the hotel's management in maintaining the pool. asserted
deaths → claim → pool
The couple had arrived in India on October 20 to spend their holidays and had checked into the hotel on Friday, according to the New Indian Express. uncertain
couple → arrive → Express
Managers at the five-star Conrad Bengaluru Hotel (pictured/file image) said they were 'deeply saddened' by the incident involving a German flight crew member and Slovak business manager Mr Horvat's wife, Silvia Hotuatova, reportedly heard screams from near the pool shortly after 5.15pm, where she rushed to find her husband lying motionless in the water. The hotel said the cause of the incident 'has not yet been established' - insisting they will co-operate with police. uncertain
they → picture → police
The victims were rushed to Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, with one pronounced dead on arrival and the other in a state of cardiac arrest and unable to be revived. asserted
other → rush → arrest
Local media said the suspected cause of the deaths was electrocution, with investigators trying to determine how an electric current had reached the water. asserted
current → say → water
The Lufthansa airline confirmed one of their crew members died in an accident during a layover in Bengaluru. asserted
one → confirm → Bengaluru
A spokesman told Fox News: 'Our deepest sympathies go out to the family, relatives and friends of the deceased crew member.' Conrad, a luxury 24-storey hotel which is part of the Hilton group, has said its pool will be 'closed for maintenance' from October 31 to November 30. Investigators are examining the pool's underwater light as part of their probe and will consider whether safety devices, including earth-leakage circuit breakers, were operational at the time, The Times of India reports. asserted
Times → tell → India
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