Winter Olympics site guard dies during overnight shift in freezing temperatures
The Independent • • sports
Key Points:
- A 55-year-old construction site guard died of a heart attack during a freezing overnight shift near the 2026 Winter Olympic venue in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, with temperatures dropping to minus 12 degrees Celsius.
- Italy’s Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini has called for a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the worker’s death.
- Organisers of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics confirmed the death was due to natural causes and stated all documentation was in order while investigations continue.
- The construction site was not managed by Simico, the government company responsible for Olympic infrastructure, which expressed condolences over the incident.
- Cortina d’Ampezzo, set to host curling, sliding, and women’s
