Thomas Cook takes its guests out of Egypt hotel after 2 died

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Last Updated : Aug 24 2018 | 7:35 PM IST

Tour operator Thomas Cook is evacuating all of its customers from a hotel in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Hurghada after two Britons died there this week under unclear circumstances.

The move came after John and Susan Cooper, from Burnley in northern England, died while staying at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel.

They were on a holiday with other family members.

Their daughter, Kelly Ormerod, was with her parents and her three children when tragedy struck.

John Cooper, 69, died in his hotel room while her 63-year-old mother, a Thomas Cook employee, was taken to hospital, Ormerod said from Egypt.

"As a family we are devastated. Mum and Dad meant the world to me and the children, and we are in utter shock over what has happened and what is happening," Ormerod told the Lancashire-based radio station 2BR.

"Prior to going on holiday, Mum and Dad were fit and healthy. They had no health problems at all."
Thomas Cook said in a statement on yesterday that the "circumstances of their deaths are still unclear" and that it has "also received further reports of a raised level of illness among guests."
A later statement by Thomas Cook said that while the company was "aware" of the speculation, there was "no evidence to support this."
An Egyptian official told The Associated Press that an investigation was still underway but that the deaths were likely due to "natural causes."

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First Published: Aug 24 2018 | 7:35 PM IST

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