On Monday, as reported, a 63-year-old from Graz died of carbon monoxide poisoning during a New Year’s Eve holiday in Trieste. According to reports in the Italian media, it concerns a well-known doctor: Berndt Urlesberger headed the premature babies department of the LKH University Hospital in Graz until last year.
The couple from Graz went to Trieste to celebrate New Year’s Eve with friends. However, they were unable to reach the 63-year-old and his 62-year-old wife on Monday. Around 9 p.m. the fire brigade entered the apartment – it was probably owned by the Styrians – and detected carbon monoxide.
There was no way to save the man from Graz; his wife was taken to hospital in critical condition. Ten other people in the building are said to have shown milder symptoms of poisoning.
The Trieste Public Prosecutor’s Office has started an investigation. According to initial findings, the origin of the carbon monoxide would be a third-floor apartment; the death occurred on the fourth floor.
As the Italian newspaper “Il Piccolo” reports, the fatal victim is Berndt Urlesberger. The well-known and popular doctor from Graz worked in neonatology at the University Hospital Graz LKH for thirty years and headed the institution for twelve years, where around 800 premature babies, often weighing only a few hundred grams, are delivered every year. are lovingly cared for. .
He did not retire until mid-2024, but he wanted to set up his own pediatric department for the private clinic Hansa in Graz.
Source: Krone
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