Eleven Indian nationals had been amongst 12 folks discovered lifeless at a ski resort within the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia, officers stated, in what could also be a case of carbon monoxide poisoning.
All had been workers at a restaurant in Gudauri, a preferred ski resort close to the Russian border, Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement. The twelfth individual was a Georgian nationwide.
They had been present in a resting space on the second flooring of the restaurant the place an influence generator, positioned contained in the bedrooms, is believed to have been turned on after the ability provide was disrupted.
“At the preliminary inspection, no indicators of physique accidents or indicators of violence had been detected,” the ministry stated.
The ministry stated Georgian police had been investigating the deaths as negligent manslaughter, including {that a} forensic group was working to find out the precise explanation for loss of life.
In a post on X on Monday, the Indian Embassy in Tbilisi stated it was “working carefully with native authorities to facilitate the immediate repatriation of the mortal stays to India.”
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