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Nana Patekar Declared Dead After 45 Minutes of CPR
Actor Nana Patekar was found unconscious at his home in Goa early Thursday.
A friend said Patekar had sent a message around 3:30 a.m.
saying he did not feel well.
The friend saw the message later and went to the home.
A caretaker and an ambulance helped get Patekar to a hospital.
Doctors began treatment in the ambulance and continued trying to help him at the hospital.
They performed CPR for 45 minutes, but he could not be revived.
He was declared dead at 5:10 a.m.
Doctors suspect he may have had a heart attack, but a postmortem is planned to find the exact cause.
Veteran actor Nana Patekar was found unconscious at his residence in Dona Paula, near Panaji.
A friend told hospital doctors that Patekar had messaged him around 3:30 a.m. saying he felt unwell.
An ambulance was sent to the residence, and treatment began during the journey to a private hospital.
Doctors administered CPR for 45 minutes but could not revive him; he was declared dead at 5:10 a.m.
A postmortem at Goa Medical College and Hospital is expected to determine the exact cause of death; a heart attack is suspected.
- Who
- Veteran actor Nana Patekar.
- What
- He was found unconscious, could not be revived after 45 minutes of CPR, and was declared dead.
- Where
- At his residence in Dona Paula, near Panaji, and later at a private hospital in Goa.
- When
- Early Thursday; he was declared dead at 5:10 a.m.
- Why
- A heart attack is suspected, but the exact cause is to be determined by a postmortem.
Key facts
- Person
- Nana Patekar
- Location
- Dona Paula, near Panaji, Goa
- Message time
- Around 3:30 a.m.; he reportedly said he was not feeling well.
- CPR duration
- 45 minutes
- Time declared dead
- 5:10 a.m.
- Suspected cause
- Heart attack; the exact cause is pending postmortem.
- Postmortem location
- Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim
Quotes
Dr Shekhar Salkar
Senior doctor at the private hospital where Patekar was taken.
“The friend saw the message around 4 am and rushed to the apartment of Patekar, who was living with a caretaker.”
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“The treatment started in the ambulance itself.”
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Sources
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