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Two foreign nationals, a German and a Slovak, died from suspected electrocution in the swimming pool of Conrad Hotel in Bengaluru on Friday evening. The deceased were identified as Alexander Maximilian Theiss, a 57-year-old German national and Lufthansa crew member, and Juraj Horvat, a 45-year-old Slovak national and IBM project manager. Two others, including an American tourist and a hotel employee, were injured while attempting to rescue them. The injured individuals, Mathew Desantis, a 41-year-old American national, and Rahul Tiwari, a 28-year-old pool attendant and lifeguard, were taken to Manipal Hospital and are reported to be out of danger. Police have registered a case and are investigating the incident to determine the cause of the electrocution.
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