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Fairground Worker, About 70, Dies on Oktoberfest Grounds Before Opening

On-site medics reported a rapid response with prolonged resuscitation.

Overview

  • An emergency call at 7:59 a.m. reported a lifeless person in the showmen’s caravan area on the Oktoberfest grounds.
  • Aicher Ambulanz dispatched a team with two doctors who arrived in about three minutes and identified cardiac arrest.
  • Resuscitation efforts continued for more than 30 minutes before they were halted without success.
  • A crisis-intervention team cared for relatives as the Wiesn-Wache assumed responsibility for the case.
  • Festival medical operations continued, with crews later assessing a young man on suspicion of stroke around 9:30 a.m.