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Worker Dies After Rescue From Collapsed Medieval Tower in Rome

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Prosecutors have opened a manslaughter investigation after a 66‑year‑old worker, Octav Stroici, died while trapped under a partially collapsed medieval monument in central Rome. He was rescued after 11 hours under fallen masonry but succumbed to his injuries at the city’s Umberto I hospital. Romanian foreign‑affairs officials expressed gratitude toward the rescuers for their efforts.

    1. I express deep sorrow and condolences, on behalf of myself and the government, for the tragic loss of Octay Stroici, the worker who was killed in the collapse of the Torre dei Conti in Rome.
    2. We are close to his family and colleagues at this time of unspeakable suffering.
    1. As long as the Italian government keeps uselessly wasting taxpayers' money, all of Italy will collapse, from the economy to its towers.
    1. We are doing everything we can to support the Romanian workers.
    1. Despite this, spontaneous cardiac activity could not be restored.
    2. Resuscitation attempts were made for about an hour to save Octay Stroici.
    1. In a healthy country, Octav, aged 66, wouldn't have found himself on a construction site performing demanding, intense and dangerous tasks to earn a living.