She died at the age of 22 due to illness while training in the gym, where there was no air conditioning .
The tragedy occurred in Poirino, in the Turin area, the victim was Martina Gillio . The young woman, originally from Chieri and resident in Poirino, collapsed while training in the weight room . The staff of the facility intervened immediately, performing resuscitation maneuvers and using the defibrillator provided, but the girl's conditions immediately appeared critical.
Martina, an economics student in Turin, had been admitted to intensive care and intubated, but died after 24 hours at the Molinette hospital in Turin.
A message of condolence was posted on the gym's social media: "We are shocked and deeply affected by what happened to our Martina, the center will remain temporarily closed."
Now it has emerged, as confirmed by the workers of the facility themselves, that there is no air conditioning system in that gym. In the rooms, on the first floor, there are numerous windows that are opened, especially in these hot days, to allow for air exchange .
The young woman, health sources explain, died due to a cerebral hemorrhage that would have caused cardiac arrest. Among the hypotheses a previously unknown congenital malformation.
(Unioneonline/L)