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Two British Tourists Die, Thomas Cook Evacuates 301 Hurghada Holiday Makers from Hotel

August 24, 2018

According to various reports, 301 tourists have been evacuated from the Steigenberger Aqua Magic hotel in Hurghada following the death of two tourists. The evacuation was made by famed travel agency Thomas Cook as a ‘precautionary measure’ although it in unclear to what. Susan Cooper (63), a Thomas Cook employee, and her husband John Omerod (69) were on holidays at the popular Red Sea destination when the unfortunate events took place. The couple was accompanied by their daughter Kelly Ormerod and her children. The family were staying in the hotel where Mr.Omerod died in his room in front of his daughter. His wife was taken to a hospital where she also died. “Prior to going on holiday,Mum and Dad were fit and healthy. They had no health problems at all,” said Kelly Omerod to Lanchashire-based radio station 2BR. The shocked daughter also stated she was waiting for the post-mortem examination results and commended Thomas Cook for its support. According to Good Morning Britian, the events occured on Tuesday; on the same day, the hotel issued a statement in which it asserted that the deaths seemed preliminarily from natural causes. The…


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