August 14, 2019 - 8:55 AM
ZAGREB, Croatia - Doctors in Croatia say an Italian tourist died of carbon monoxide poisoning while sailing with his family on the Adriatic Sea.
The doctors from a hospital Split said Wednesday that two of the man's children were in critical condition after they also inhaled gas fumes on a chartered boat.
They say the lives of the children, ages 8 and 14, are threatened by the exposure to carbon monoxide that apparently came from a boat generator.
Italian media identified the dead man as a 57-year-old businessman from Sicily, Eugenio Vinci.
Five other boat passengers were hospitalized but are not in serious condition.
Croatian media initially reported the group fell sick after eating shellfish in a restaurant on the island of Hvar. Police closed the restaurant briefly but a health inspection found no problems.
News from © The Associated Press, 2019