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2008-06-25 10:02:39
A British tourist has died of suspected food poisoning at a luxury hotel at
Lake Garda, northern Italy.
Geoffrey Appleyard, 71, from Evesham in Worcs, died early on Sunday after
falling ill after dinner hours earlier.
Police have yet to establish a link between the poisoning and his death. A
post-mortem examination was being held.
About 30 other Britons at the Grand Hotel at Gardone Riviera fell ill and
health officials probing its kitchens believe salmonella is a likely cause.
And 16 of those affected are still recovering in three hospitals around
Brescia.
They have been suffering severe vomiting, diarrhoea and dehydration, although
the British consul in Milan says they are not thought to be in any further
danger.
Those taken ill were part of a tour group of 300 people visiting the hotel.
Mr Appleyard was treated by paramedics in his hotel room after falling ill, but
died shortly afterwards.
Health officials investigating the outbreak said they suspected the fish the
guests had been served, but are still analysing samples taken from the hotel
kitchen.
The kitchen was closed by the health authorities pending further
investigations.
The four-star hotel was once a favourite destination for Winston Churchill who
would often sit and paint the lake.