According to the Ministry of Health in a press release issued this morning providing an update on the state of health of the injured in the drama that occurred in Mare Longue yesterday, a man, still unidentified, is admitted to Candos hospital in intensive care. He is intubated and ventilated.
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As a reminder, two men, Rohan Durjan, 21, and Parmessur Dookheeya, 37, lost their lives after an electrocution when the seven-meter Kawal they were carrying with other devotees coming from Albion hit a high voltage cable at Mare Longue on the way back from the sacred lake of Grand Bassin in the afternoon of the Thursday, February 16. Several people were burned and electrocuted.
A pilgrim lost his life at the site and another passed away in hospital.
At 6:30 a.m. this morning, a pilgrim was still unidentified and admitted to Candos hospital in intensive care, he is intubated and ventilated and in stable condition, according to the Ministry of Health.
Four patients are admitted to the Burns Unit at Victoria Hospital in Candos with varying degrees of burns and four patients are admitted to the hospital’s Cardiac Unit.
Last night around 10:30 p.m., two patients were transferred from Nehru Hospital to Candos Hospital.
A total of 22 people, all men, from the Albion group of pilgrims received treatment at Victoria Hospital and J.Nehru Hospital.
eleven people were able to return home after undergoing medical examinations and receiving hospital treatment.
