"What's the Olympics?" A security guard in his 50s with a cold body... I left the stadium at minus 12 degrees Celsius, saying, "I'm not feeling well."

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A tragic incident occurred near the stadium where the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will be held, in which a security guard died of a heart attack.

Britain's "The Sun" reported on the 12th (Korea Standard Time) that "a security guard died of a heart attack while working in the cold at minus 12 degrees Celsius in Cortina, Italy."

The late Pietro Zantoni, 55, collapsed in the harsh cold around 2 a.m. while on a night shift at a construction site in the Italian Alps.

Mr Zantoni was working a 12-hour shift last Thursday night for a private security company in the Alpine resort town of Cortina D'Ampezzo, according to media. He had to leave a heated post every two hours and regularly patrol construction sites located near the Olympic Ice Arena.

Just before leaving for patrol at 2 a.m., Mr. Zantoni reportedly told his colleagues that he was not feeling well. It is then believed to have died shortly after going outside.

According to initial findings, he suffered a heart attack and collapsed in the snow. Emergency services rushed to the scene and performed CPR on Mr. Zantoni, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Andrea Barnier, CEO of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said, "It's a natural death, a death from a heart attack. We are currently investigating," he said.

Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini called for a "full and thorough investigation" into the deaths. He stressed that as construction work is accelerating ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympics, Italy should make the safety of workers a top priority.

Cortina city officials said they were "deeply saddened and concerned" by the news of the death.

Meanwhile, the opening of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics is only four weeks away, but some stadiums are still under construction, raising concerns. Critics point out that the accident also occurred while construction was being carried out excessively, such as night work, to meet the opening day.

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