2023-11-10 21:34:00
(CNN) — A British couple died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on holiday at a luxury resort in Egypt following the room next door was sprayed with pesticide to kill bedbugs, a coroner has found.
John and Susan Cooper were staying at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada in August 2018 when the room next to theirs was fumigated with a pesticide called “Lambda” to combat an infestation. of insects, reported the UK media PA. In some countries, Lambda is diluted with the substance dichloromethane, which causes the body to metabolize or ingest carbon monoxide.
The fumigated room, which was sealed with tape around the door, was connected to theirs by an adjoining door, according to PA.
The married couple returned to their room for the night, but the next day their daughter found them seriously ill. John Cooper, 69, was pronounced dead in the room, while his wife Susan, 63, died hours later in hospital.
Kelly Ormerod called the last few years “the most traumatic and emotional time” following the death of her parents. (Pat Hurst/AP)
Dr. James Adelely, chief coroner for the English county of Lancashire, ruled that the deaths were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning as a result of inhalation of vapor from pesticide spray containing dichloromethane, PA reported.
“To this day, our family struggles to understand what happened,” the couple’s daughter, Kelly Ormerod, who was on vacation with her parents at the time, said in a statement following the investigation.
“That should never have happened.”
He said “nothing would make up for the pain and loss we have felt since that day,” adding: “The last few years have been the most traumatic and emotional for everyone involved.”
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