Brit vacationer, 76, collapses and dies of a coronary heart assault in a churchyard after climbing 842 steps as much as clifftop hamlet in Italy

A 76-year-old British vacationer has died of a coronary heart assault in a churchyard after climbing up a whole lot of steps to get to a clifftop hamlet cherished by hikers in Italy. 

The unnamed Brit collapsed after climbing the 842 steps as much as the hamlet of San Rocco on Mount Portofino, within the north of Italy, on Tuesday.

Native media reported that emergency companies have been known as after he collapsed within the hamlet’s churchyard. 

They reportedly tried resuscitating him in entrance of a whole lot of vacationers in useless. 

Police have been additionally alerted of the incident.  It’s not presently recognized whether or not the vacationer’s subsequent of kin have but been knowledgeable of his demise. 

Mount Portofino and its surrounding area is common with hikers

San Rocco is common with hikers, who typically begin on the village earlier than strolling by means of the world. 

It sits roughly 980ft above sea degree, and gives elevated views of the Ligurian Sea. 

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