The tourist guide collapsed and subsequently died during Wednesday’s show of the Roman Coliseum, which she led in the time of the heat, He writes TASR, according to DPA and ANSA reports.
- The tourist guide died during Wednesday’s tour of the Roman Coliseum.
- The incident happened during high temperatures in Rome.
- Despite the attempts, the guide failed to revive before the ambulance arrives.
- The Colosseum will be closed as a manifestation of respect the day after the tragedy.
- Tourist guides have highlighted the dangers of work in the heat.
The Agta tourist guide association informed that The guide failed to revive despite the attempts from several visitors to the Coliseum. Died before the ambulance came, according to sources from the unionist environment apparently for a heart attack or as a result of sunburn.
The incident occurred on Wednesday on the first floor of an ancient Roman amphitheater where this 56-year-old Italian Giovanna Maria Giomarin accompanied a group consisting of approximately 25 tourists. It has led tourist shows in the Coliseum since 2017.
Italian authorities informed that The Colosseum will be closed as a manifestation of respect for Giomarin’s day after the tragedy. On Wednesday at 21.00 h in her honor they turned off the amphitheater lighting.
Colosseum is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Italy; Last year, approximately 14.7 million visitors came to it. It was built in the 1st century AD and It became famous as a place of gladiator’s matches and various other events.
At the time of Wednesday’s incident, more than 30-degree temperatures persisted in Rome. Several tourist guides complained about such working conditions in connection with the incident.
“Exaggerated tourism is killing us,” The guide Paola Salvatori said for La Repubblica newspaper, saying that it is “impossible to work” in such heat. Even several other guides have noted that Giomarin’s death was the heat and the fact that she had to work at that time.
