The preliminary cause was a heart attack.
The duty of the commandant of the Russian Consulate in new York, died Tuesday, according to preliminary data, from a heart attack. This was reported by press Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Washington Nikolay Lakhonin.
“On November 8 in the morning died on duty, the commandant of the Consulate General of Russia in new York. Currently, doctors determine the cause. Pre – heart attack” – said the diplomat.
According to the New York Daily News, the 63-year-old employee after the fall he lost consciousness and died around 7 a.m. at the entrance of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation. He found a head injury.