Overview
- Two men were found in distress in the third-floor swimming pool at Conrad Bengaluru and were taken to Manipal Hospital, with both declared dead after rescue and resuscitation efforts on Friday, Oct 30.
- Police identified the deceased as Alexander Maximilian Theiss, a German national and Lufthansa crew member, and Juraj Horvat, a Slovak national and IBM project manager.
- Two people who tried to help — an American guest, Mathew Desantis, and a hotel pool attendant, Rahul Tiwari — were injured and treated at Manipal Hospital and are reported to be out of danger.
- Halasuru police have registered a negligence case after a family complaint and are examining CCTV footage, staff statements and maintenance records while electricity inspectors from BESCOM and forensic teams probe possible earthing or underwater-lighting faults.
- The hotel says it is cooperating and has closed the pool for maintenance; investigators are awaiting post-mortem, FSL and technical reports that could lead to criminal charges or civil claims if negligence is proven.