The Cartagena Mayor’s Office confirmed the situation. The death of Dutch tourists Robert Gerrit Kootte and Nienke Guri Trishna BawaIn cases subject to investigation by the Attorney General’s Office.
tourists They arrived in the city on Saturday, August 21. and on Monday – according to a statement by the Cartagena Region – declared “emergency”and they were transferred from the emergency room to a clinic.
TIME learned that the couple, who stayed at the hostel in the Historic Center, suffered from stomachache.
(Also: 10 arrested awaiting trial in the case of teenagers killed in Sucre)The death of the 29-year-old woman was recorded on Monday night, and her partner, 31, died on Tuesday morning.
Metropolitan Police teams accompanied the transfer of Dutch tourists.
“We applied to the Dutch Embassy from the International Cooperation Office and we are in contact with Honorary Consul Mauricio Villegas to provide support in any matter needed. The Honorary Consul is in contact with the family of the Dutch Embassy. He provides full support to the deceased tourists,” he said.
Cartagena de Indias Tourism Company is also permanently accompanying the Dutch consulate in the relevant proceedings of the case, as well as the local authorities.
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“As the Mayor of Cartagena, we are at the forefront and ready for the authorities for whatever is necessary during the investigation,” the mayor’s statement said.
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Source: Exame
