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Mauritius: man dies after fall at stadium

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A 35-year-old man died at Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital, nine days after falling from the fence at King George V Stadium in Curepipe. An autopsy attributed his death to sepsis, Defimedia reports, adding that the accident caused a serious head injury.

A 35-year-old Mauritian man died on Tuesday 20 October at Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital in Rose-Belle, nine days after falling at King George V Stadium in Curepipe, Defimedia reports. An autopsy attributed his death to sepsis.

The fall occurred on Sunday 11 October, at around 5.30pm. The man reportedly accidentally toppled over the stadium fence and hit the concrete ground, injuring his head. The Emergency Medical Service treated him before he was transferred to hospital, where he was admitted to intensive care.

His body was handed over to his relatives after the autopsy. Another death following an accident was reported in Mauritius on 19 October, when a 59-year-old man was seriously burned in a fire involving his mattress.

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