Srinagar, Oct 27: A 73-year-old tourist from Haryana died after being shifted to SMHS Hospital in Srinagar following a complaint of chest pain, officials said.
The deceased, identified as Mahipal Singh, a resident of Gharaunda in Karnal district, was staying with his wife and friends at Houseboat on Dal Lake.
He was initially taken to Khyber Hospital and later referred to SMHS Hospital. He was brought to the hospital in an unconscious state, where doctors administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) but declared him brought dead.
Singh was reportedly a known heart patient and had a pacemaker implanted. His wife and friends subsequently took his body to his native place in Haryana for the last rites. [KNT]
