Authorities have confirmed the death of a guard at construction site near a 2026 Winter Olympic venue in the mountain resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo.
FILE - People take photos in front of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics rings, in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Andrea Varnier, CEO Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 talks to reporters at the Santa Giulia Ice Hockey Arena, in Milan, where Ice Hockey discipline of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will take place, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Jan.
11, 2026. FILE - People take photos in front of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics rings, in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. 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 “The information we have is that it was a death by natural cause, it was a heart attack. And we are investigating,” Andrea Varnier, CEO of the Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, told reporters at“All the documentation that we have was in order. And we are waiting for the investigation to understand what the specific cause was. At the moment, the information we have from the emergency services is it was a death caused by natural causes ... while he was on site," Varnier said.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 will host curling, sliding and women’s Alpine skiing. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.More construction begins downtown as city, Centro San Antonio work to ease impactPeople in Northeast Side neighborhood fearful about repeated nighttime gunfireVideo shows former Bexar County day care employee accused of injuring childCulinary students cook up innovative food at food entrepreneurship boot campResidents concerned over Guajolote Ranch plans, say it could increase Scenic Loop traffic sixfoldFormer Robb Elementary staff member describes moments during mass shootingWindy & warm Thursday, turning colder this weekendProposed Visa, Mastercard settlement could change checkout experience for shoppersNewborn safely surrendered in Lubbock as San Antonio faces Safe Haven Baby Box delaysFamily of Robb Elementary School shooting victim expresses disappointment in Uvalde County DASA prepares to move rainbows from crosswalks to sidewalks in Pride districtSan Antonio protesters demand justice after ICE officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis▶Lawsuit filed against H-E-B, others after 4 women killed in 18-wheeler crash in Texas PanhandleMaverick County judge orders competency test for man accused in fatal Eagle Pass casino shootingH-E-B opens new store in northwest Bexar CountySan Antonio nursery closing after 45 years to convert land into green spaceComfort residents celebrate withdrawal of wastewater permit application for massive developmentComfort residents celebrate withdrawal of wastewater permit application for massive development0:25The parents of Brianna Aguilera have filed a lawsuit against two nonprofit organizations.Attorney Nico LaHood breaks down response to Robb Elementary shooting from client's perspectiveHunt community faces ongoing communication, mail challenges months after catastrophic floodsHunt community faces ongoing communication, mail challenges months after catastrophic floods1:20Kerr County flood survivor faces uncertain future in temporary housingPolitical turmoil in Venezuela prompts concerns among US migrants about asylum, deportationPrevious photo
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