Police in St. Vincent and the Grenadines say they’re awaiting the outcomes of a postmortem on a 24-year-old American lady, who died on the hospital final week, after collapsing on a hike to the La Soufrière volcano.
The lady, Alicia Zebutis, of Chicago, Illinois was pronounced lifeless final Thursday, someday after she and her husband arrived within the nation.
La Soufrière, which is 4,048 toes (1,234 meters) excessive, is a well-liked vacationer attraction. Nevertheless, because it erupted in April 2021, the slopes of the volcano are suffering from deep ravines which have made it particularly tough to hike.
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In a press release, police confirmed that Zebutis and her husband, whose title was not disclosed by the authorities, had together with a gaggle of pals gone mountaineering alongside the La Soufriere Mountain Path.
“At about 4:00 p.m. … the identical day, officers hooked up to the Georgetown Police Station had been knowledgeable {that a} member of the group had collapsed and was in pressing want of medical consideration. Mrs. Zebutis was transported to Georgetown Hospital. She was later pronounced lifeless by the District Medical Officer (DMO),” the police stated within the assertion.
It stated a postmortem is anticipated to be carried out to determine the precise reason for dying.
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