A man has tragically died after he and his wife were reportedly electrocuted while enjoying a hot tub at a Mexican resort on Tuesday.
The General Prosecutor's Office of Justice in the state of Sonora disclosed that the man, known only as Jorge, and his wife, Lizette Z. , from Texas, were in the hot tub at a private resort in Puerto Penasco after 10pm. local time when they were electrocuted, possibly due to a wiring fault in the tub.
In a chilling video released, a large crowd can be seen huddled around a hot tub on the property. One man is seen being yanked out by others, and another person is seen lying flat on their back.
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The individual on the ground is receiving chest compressions from someone, and all of the other onlookers are screaming and gasping in horror. The man who was dragged out of the bathtub stands up on his own and leaves with a bewildered and agitated expression.
While the exact details of what happened remain murky, many online who claim to have witnessed the incident said the tub had an electrical surge that injured the people inside. The number of people who may have been affected is unknown.
According to the General Prosecutor's Office, a potential wiring malfunction resulted in the electrocution of Jorge N. and the potentially fatal injuries of Lizeth N.
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Lizeth N. was told her injuries were consistent with an electric shock when she was rushed to a local hospital. A witness who knew the couple reported seeing them motionless in the jacuzzi, according to the General Prosecutor's Office.
The witness attempted to enter the hot tub when she noticed the pair remained still, but was shocked as she tried to get in. She then called for help.
Deaths due to faulty jacuzzis are rare but not unheard of. In 1999, health officials across Europe issued warnings about "whirlpool spas" after they caused hundreds of deaths across the continent.
In August of that year, a 59-year-old man contracted legionnaire's disease after installing a hot tub in his home. The following October, a woman in the South East caught the illness after using a friend's hot tub.
That same month, one person died and two others contracted legionnaire's disease from a display model at a garden centre.
Carol Joseph, from the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre at the Public Health Laboratories at the time, said: "This is a new phenomenon and something that has to be addressed. We don't know whether it is poor maintenance or design."