A 55-year-old guard died frozen at the Winter Olympic Games construction site in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where temperatures dropped to -12 degrees Celsius.

A 55-year-old guard died suddenly during the night shift at the Winter Olympic construction site in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, where temperatures dropped to minus 12 degrees Celsius. The incident occurred on Thursday, and local authorities confirmed the death. Italian Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini has requested a full investigation to clarify the circumstances of the death.

The Milano Cortina organization stated that the man suffered a heart attack, and the CEO of Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, Andrea Varnier, mentioned that available information indicates a natural cause of death. Additionally, the site was not supervised by the government company Simico, and officials in Cortina expressed their condolences for this tragic incident. The Winter Olympics are scheduled between February 6 and 22.