According to preliminary data, the cause of death of the Russian TV presenter Mikhail Zelensky in the Dominican Republic was cardiac arrest. This was announced on January 12 by Alina Ivanova, press secretary of the Russian Embassy in Venezuela, which performs the functions of the Russian diplomatic mission in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
“There is no final medical report yet. According to preliminary data, this is a cardiac arrest, “RIA Novosti quotes her.
A spokeswoman for the embassy noted that local doctors tried to save Mikhail Zelensky – he was provided with first aid, including resuscitation measures.
“At the moment, the exact date of the repatriation of the body has not been determined. The documents required for this are under preparation. The staff of the diplomatic mission are in constant contact with the relatives of the deceased and the Dominican authorities to speed up this process, ”added Ivanova.
Mikhail Zelensky passed away on Tuesday, January 11, at the age of 47. On January 12, the Russian Embassy in Venezuela (concurrently in the Republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic) confirmed the information about the death of the journalist. It was reported that, according to preliminary data, the cause of Zelensky’s death was a stroke. Zelensky is planned to be buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery in Moscow.
Mikhail Zelensky was born on September 7, 1975 in Moscow. In 1999-2001 he broadcast the Vesti program on the RTR and Kultura TV channels. From February 2001 to February 2011 he conducted the Vesti-Moscow program. Since 2006, he was the presenter of the linear broadcast of the Russia 24 TV channel.
In 2015, the journalist became the author of the documentary “Valaam. Salvation Island “. Since September 2017, he has been a columnist for the Russia-Kultura TV channel and host of the News of Culture program. He taught at the Ostankino Higher School of Television.
Source: IZ
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