He is the 38th foreigner to die in Medellín and the Aburrá Valley this year. The death is believed to have been caused by natural causes. The mayor is asking for speed in determining the reasons for the deaths so that they can be investigated.
A 68-year-old Portuguese tourist was found dead in a hotel in El Poblado, a neighborhood of Medellin, Colombia, and died of natural causes. He is the 38th foreigner to die in the region, prompting the mayor of Medellin to call for speed in determining the reasons for the deaths, which are still undetermined.
The death occurred at 4:30 a.m. on Monday morning, in one of the rooms of the five-star York Luxury Suites hotel, in the southeast of the city. According to El Colombiano, the body, found by her partner, did not show any apparent signs of violence. A preliminary analysis carried out by a forensic doctor, who performed several medical evaluations and a background check, points to death from natural causes.
The man, identified as Elder Amaral, is the 38th foreign tourist (the first Portuguese) to die this year in Medellín and the Aburrá Valley, of which at least 15 died of natural causes and in eight cases the cause is still to be determined. The newspaper writes that 12 deaths were caused by violent episodes (homicides, accidents or suicides).
Specifically In El Poblado, this is the 19th death of a foreigner recorded. It is in this municipality where the greatest number of cases are recorded.
The mayor of Medellín, Federico Gutiérrez, called for speeding up the determination of the causes of undetermined deaths, highlighting that most of the known cases point to natural deaths. “We need forensic medicine to quickly clarify the majority of cases of death.” [cuja causa está] be determined. In the vast majority of cases of undetermined deaths there is no evidence of violence or robbery and, in the vast majority of [restantes] cases, are assumed to be natural deaths,” he said, quoted by Semana magazine.
Medellin’s security department ensures that foreigners can visit the city safely throughout the year. The city receives the largest number of foreign tourists in the country (1.4 million), but it is not the one that registers the most violent deaths (it is surpassed by Cali and Cartagena).
Source: Observadora
