German tourist dies of heart attack while driving go-kart in Antalya

January 30 2018 10:08:10

German tourist dies of heart attack while driving go-kart in Antalya

ANTALYA - Doğan News Agency

A German tourist died of heart attack while driving a go-kart in Turkey’s popular holiday destination Antalya.

German tourist Bodo Nelles, who was on vacation in Antalya, went to a go-kart track in the city’s Aksu district on Jan. 28. Staff at the go-kart track rushed to Nelles’s vehicle when they noticed that Nelles’s go-kart stopped.

Staff found the 49-year old man motionless inside the go-kart and immediately called the police and paramedics.

The paramedic team that arrived at the scene following the call said the German tourist had died of a heart attack. Nelles’s body will be sent to Germany.

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