British tourist, 65, collapses and dies in front of his nurse wife while on holiday at an Argentinian ranch resort
- The victim stayed at the Puesto Viejo Estancia ranch, near Buenos Aires
According to local reports, a British tourist collapsed and died in front of his wife while on holiday in Argentina.
The victim, identified as a 65-year-old Yorkshire man, was staying at the Puesto Viejo Estancia ranch, a hotel and polo complex 30 miles from Buenos Aires.
InfoCanuelas reports that the man collapsed around 7 a.m. on Sunday and died a few minutes later due to respiratory and heart failure.
Ranch staff alerted local authorities who determined the man had died of natural causes before his body was taken to a nearby police station.
He was staying at the ranch with his wife, the report said.
The victim, identified as a 65-year-old Yorkshire man, was staying at the Puesto Viejo Estancia ranch (pictured), a hotel and polo complex 30 miles from Buenos Aires.
“What we can say is that it was a natural death,” an official told InfoCanuelas.
“Sunday morning he decompensated and died. “He was with his wife, who is a nurse, and who initially took it upon herself to assist him,” she added.
Local authorities are now arranging the transfer of the body back to Britain.
MailOnline has contacted the Foreign Office and the Puesto Viejo Estancia ranch for comment.
The ranch is owned by wealthy British banker Jeremy Baker.
Baker quit his job at investment banking giant Goldman Sachs in the early 2000s to start a new life in South America, where he opened the hotel and polo center.
According to the website, Puesto Viejo is ‘the perfect combination of nature, comfort and exclusivity, where the Polo Club, Country Club, Club House, Hotel and Glamping have been active for more than 12 years.’
The ranch is owned by wealthy British banker Jeremy Baker (photo)