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English tourist dies on trail in Romania’s Bucegi Mountains

August 18, 2025

A 70-year-old English tourist died on Saturday, August 16, due to a cardiorespiratory arrest while on a trail in Romania's touristic Bucegi Mountains. 

Emergency crews requested the intervention of a helicopter from the Brașov Air Operations Point in the case, helping them arrive at the scene in about 15 minutes. Once there, medical crews performed resuscitation on the tourist without success, as shown in the video...

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