- Texas man dies after being electrocuted in hot tub in Mexican resort
- Wife has been transported to the US and remains in hospital
The widow of a Texas man who died after being electrocuted in a hot tub is suing the Mexican resort where it happened for $1 million, after her husband was electrocuted and drown for 10 minutes.
Lizzette Zambrano, 35, filed the suit from her hospital bed where she is being treated for the injuries incurred while trying to rescue her partner at Sonoran Sea Resort in Puerto Peñasco,Mexico, KFOX-TV reported.
Jorge Guillen 43, died at the beachside resort Tuesday, while Zambrano was transported to a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, where she remains in critical condition.
The electrocution happened just as the couple had arrived at the resort with their family to begin their vacation.
'Immediately upon entrance into the jacuzzi, Jorge was exposed to an electrical current in the water,' the legal document reads.
'Jorge immediately keeled over into the tub and was taken under the surface of the water.'
Jorge Guillen, 43, and Lizette Zambrano, 35, (pictured) were in a jacuzzi at the Sonoran Sea Resort in Puerto Penasco when they were electrocuted. Jorge died and Lizette remains in a critical condition
A video capturing the aftermath of the tragic accident has been making the rounds on social media. Footage shows people gathering around a jacuzzi at the Sonoran Sea Resort in Puerto Penasco after a witness saw an unresponsive couple in the water
Lizette was sitting on the pool deck when she tried to help her husband.
'...upon touching Jorge and the water, Lizette was electrically shocked and also fell into the jacuzzi,' the suit alleges.
Helpless vacationers watched in horror as they tried to help the couple, video taken from a hotel balcony shows.
Others were shocked when they tried to render aid to Zambrano and Guillen, the lawsuit claims.
Zambrano was revived after being shocked but resort staff took 10 minutes to hit the jacuzzi's emergency shut off switch and render aid to Guillen, the documents state.
'Jorge was being electrocuted and drowned under water for 10 minutes,' the filing says.
The couple are both Mexican-American nationals
Lizette Zambrano, who remains in critical condition, is an elementary school teacher in El Paso, Texas. Her friends have set up a GoFundMe to help with her medical expenses
The elementary school teacher was airlifted to a hospital in Phoenix, while Guillen was pronounced dead at the resort.
'There is no reason this should have happened,' Zambrano's lawyer Tej Paranjpe said.
'Hotels and resorts have a duty to ensure guest safety. At no point did resort staff think to engage an emergency shut-off, not to mention warn guests of a faulty, dangerous amenity.'
The suit was filed in El Paso County, Texas, where the couple resides.
While officials are still trying to determine the exact details of what happened, it is believed that the tub had a surge of electricity run through it while guests were using it.
Footage taken from one of the resort's rooms captures the horrifying and tragic the aftermath of the incident.
Eyewitnesses can be seen standing around the jacuzzi and a woman performing CPR on one of the couple.
A submerged body is also captured floating in the water.
Horrified onlookers can be heard screaming, and some walk away from the tragic scene. Others crowd around the tub to help. A body is seen floating in the water
The incident happened in a resort in Puerto Penasco, in the state of Sonora, Mexico
The tourist couple were both dual Mexican-American citizens, AP reported.
According to her LinkedIn, Lizette is an elementary school teacher in El Paso.
A friend of Lizette's posted on Facebook to express her heartbreak at the tragedy.
'As I woke up this morning we received a message from our best friend’s mom. A message you don’t want to wake up to. As many of you have seen on social media and the news, a tragic event happened.
'I will not go into detail here. It would be greatly appreciated if you all could donate to help get Jorge home and help with medical expenses. Lizzette has a ways to go in recovery and we are all here to help her through.'
A GoFundMe has been set up by Lizette's friends to help with her medical costs and to bring Jorge's body back to the US.
'Our best friends have experienced a horrible accident. Jorge had a heart of gold and was always there for family and friends. The love they shared was one for ages. We are asking for your help to bring him home and help with medical expenses for her,' the post reads.
