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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah

British man dies of suspected heart attack on Mount Vesuvius in heatwave

Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii ruins
Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii ruins, near Naples. Photograph: SimonSkafar/Getty Images/iStockphoto

A British man has died of a suspected heart attack after ascending to the crater of Mount Vesuvius during a family holiday.

The tourist, named by Italian media as Mark John Irwin, died on Sunday after climbing the volcano near Naples, in southern Italy, during the visit with his wife and two children.

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