Jaipur/Jhunjhunu: A 70-year-old Romanian tourist visiting Rajasthan's Shekhawati region died on Saturday after experiencing sudden chest pain and breathing difficulties, IANS reported. The deceased was identified as Corina Iacob, a resident of Romania, who had arrived in India on November 4 as part of a 32-member foreign tourist group.

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According to Gopal Singh Thalor, Station House Officer of Mukundgarh police station, the group checked into the Vivana Hotel in Churi Ajitgarh, Jhunjhunu district, on Friday evening around 5:30 pm. Iacob's health reportedly remained normal until Saturday morning, when she suddenly complained of severe chest pain and difficulty breathing around 9 am.

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Hotel staff immediately arranged for her to be taken to the government hospital in Mukundgarh. After initial treatment, doctors referred her to the government hospital in Nawalgarh as her condition remained critical, but doctors there declared her dead on arrival.

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Preliminary assessments suggest a possible heart attack, although the exact cause of death will be established after the necessary medical procedures, the report said. Nawalgarh Deputy Superintendent of Police Sugan Singh visited the government hospital to gather information about the incident and spoke with officials about the sequence of events.

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Police and medical department teams have begun gathering information related to the case. The Romanian Embassy has been informed about Iacob's death, and further legal formalities will be completed after her family members arrive in India, IANS reported.

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