Letizia Ciampi, 47, was found dead in a holiday flat in Corralejo, Fuerteventura, after twice being discharged from hospital with chest pains and breathing difficulties on New Year’s Eve
A holidaymaker has tragically passed away in a Spanish holiday apartment after being discharged from hospital twice.
Letizia Ciampi began to suffer from breathing difficulties and chest pain shortly after her flight touched down on the morning of 31 December. A friend rushed her to A&E where she underwent an X-ray.
Despite her symptoms, doctors reportedly deemed her healthy and discharged her, attributing her condition to stress. They suggested further tests upon her return home, assuring her there was no immediate cause for concern.
However, back at her holiday flat in Corralejo, Fuerteventura, Letizia’s condition did not improve. That afternoon, she was taken back to the hospital via ambulance, only to be discharged again after receiving IV fluids and medication.
She later sent a final message to her friend, cancelling their planned New Year’s Eve dinner due to feeling unwell. On 1 January, her friend, who resides on Fuerteventura, tried to contact her but received no response, reports the Mirror.
Worried, he attempted to get in touch with the landlord of the flat, successfully making contact the next day.
Firefighters were called to force open the door, which had been locked from the inside. The 47 year old was discovered lifeless on the bed, with traces of blood visible on the sheet.
Letizia, who hailed from Bagno a Ripoli near Florence, Italy, worked as a sales agent for a food company.
She maintained an active lifestyle, prioritising her health as a gym enthusiast who relished playing padel. Her involvement in politics had seen her stand as a candidate in Florence representing Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right People of Freedom party.
She had jetted off to Fuerteventura for a brief winter sunshine holiday to spend time with her mate. Her heartbroken friend Patrizia Faraoni revealed to Italian press: “Never a warning sign, just a bit of flu in the days before leaving for the Canaries,” adding “But if she went to the emergency room there twice, it clearly means she was really unwell.”
Spanish officials have commissioned a post-mortem examination, set for today, to establish whether her passing was a heartbreaking accident or resulted from medical malpractice.
Italian publications have suggested she might have experienced a pulmonary embolism or pulmonary oedema that doctors failed to identify. Speaking to Italian media, her mother said: “She was all I had, it was just the two of us, my beloved daughter. I don’t know how to go on.”
