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01/11 10:04 CST Guard at Winter Olympic construction site dies in nighttime
sub-freezing temperatures
Guard at Winter Olympic construction site dies in nighttime sub-freezing
temperatures
MILAN (AP) --- A guard at a construction site near a 2026 Winter Olympic venue
in the mountain resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo died during a frigid overnight
shift, authorities confirmed on Saturday.
Italy's Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini called for a full investigation
into the circumstances of the 55-year-old worker's death.
Italian media reported that the death occurred on Thursday while the worker was
on duty at a construction site near Cortina's ice arena. Temperatures that
night plunged to minus 12 degrees Celsius (10.4 degrees Fahrenheit.)
The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are scheduled for Feb. 6-22.
The construction site was not one overseen by Simico, the governmental company
responsible for Olympic infrastructure, the company said in a statement
expressing its condolences.
Cortina city officials said they were "deeply saddened and troubled by the
death.''
Cortina will host curling, sliding and women's Alpine skiing.
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