A person from Texas died and a girl was injured once they had been electrocuted in a scorching tub at a resort in northwest Mexico, officers and native media stated Wednesday.
The 43-year-old man was in a Jacuzzi with a 35-year-old lady when each had been shocked by an “electrical discharge,” the lawyer normal’s workplace for the state of Sonora stated in a statement. The incident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday at a posh of personal condominiums in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, officers stated.
The couple — recognized by CBS affiliate KDBC as Jorge Guillen and Lizette Zambrano of El Paso — had been each in a Jacuzzi on the Sonoran Sea Resort once they had been electrocuted, the station reported. KDBC and native media posted video of the aftermath of the incident, which seems to indicate folks, some screaming, huddled round a scorching tub whereas somebody tries to carry out chest compressions on an individual mendacity on the bottom.
Family members of the couple stated Zambrano remained in important situation, in line with KDBC.
A GoFundMe launched for the couple had raised over $21,000 as of Thursday morning.
“Jorge had a coronary heart of gold and was at all times there for household and mates,” the GoFundMe says. “The love they shared was one for ages.”
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A witness advised investigators on the scene that she tried to enter the Jacuzzi after she observed the couple was non-responsive, KTSM of El Paso reported, however as she tried to enter the bathtub she was shocked, so she referred to as for assist.
Investigators will attempt to “decide the origin of {the electrical} failure,” the lawyer normal’s workplace stated, including that it will launch extra info later.
According to its web site, the Sonoran Sea Resort has three beachfront swimming swimming pools in addition to household and grownup Jacuzzis. It’s a few four-hour drive from Phoenix, Arizona.
Last June, a man died after an obvious electrocution whereas repairing a scorching tub inside a health heart in Phoenix.
