A French tourist identified as Maurius Alaen Siounanda was descending from the food court on the third level of the Las Americas International Airport and when using the escalator fell down to the first floor when his backpack became tangled. The 37-year old man suffered injuries on several parts of his body received the first aid from the airport medical staff. He tested positive for alcohol intoxication prior to leaving the airport.
A paramedic, who attended the passenger, along with other security officials at the airport, said his left leg was the most seriously injured. After receiving first aid at the airport, he was transferred to the Darío Contreras Trauma Hospital in Santo Domingo.
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El Nuevo Diario
El Dia
6 February 2018
