Police say they are investigating a bizarre episode that happened inside a 24-hour gay bathhouse in London over the weekend when a man dropped dead for no apparent reason.
The incident happened at Pleasuredrome in Waterloo on Sunday. The 37-year-old man had been enjoying the sauna when all of a sudden he collapsed. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors were unable to revive him.
Pleasuredrome, London’s self-proclaimed “best sauna for gay men,” has a drug and smoke free policy. The bathhouse boasts two large dry saunas, two steam rooms, a spa, tanning salon, 24-hour café, and 400-locker changing room.
A spokeswoman for Scotland Yard told the Standard: “Police were called at approximately 3:40 p.m. yesterday by staff at a south London hospital after a man who had been admitted there earlier in the day died…The death is being treated as unexplained at this time.”
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This is not the first time something like this has happened at Pleasuredrome.
In 2012, 41-year-old Greg Page was found dead inside the sauna the same evening 46-year-old John Scott collapsed and was rushed to hospital, where he, too, died. A joint investigation found high quantities of dance drug GHB in both men’s systems. A third man was found dead inside the bathhouse later that year after overdosing on mephedrone and GHB.
As a result of Sunday’s death, the Pleasuredrome was forced to close temporarily while police conducted their investigation.
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da12guy
The headline says he died in the sauna, story states he died later. poor reporting, he actually died in Hospital just over an hour after he first got treatment at the sauna
broadshoulder
Ummm… was going to check the sauna’s at the weekend. Those saunas are incredible..
Giancarlo85
I don’t do saunas. Just not for me.
But yeah… so much for that drug free policy. Not saying they took the drugs in the sauna… but hey you never know.
da12guy
The drug free policy can only be applied if people do not take them in, the sauna has no foolproof way of checking so cannot be held responsible. The cause of this guys death has not yet been confirmed
The deaths in 2012 were due to guys on drugs and I have no sympathy for them and wish they did it elsewhere as it ruins it for others who just want to enjoy themselves
RomanHans
> Why Did A Gay Man Drop Dead In A London Bathhouse?
There was a troll who wasn’t hitting on him?
da12guy
@RomanHans: prick
Stache99
@RomanHans:Sometimes it’s a fine line between being an asshole and being funny but you’re just an asshole.
seaguy
If he was under the influence of drugs and went into the sauna then he was putting himself in danger as that is known to cause heart attacks. This is sad but international news really?
lykeitiz
@seaguy: 4 deaths in 4 years at the same bathhouse? A little bit newsy.
NJjoe
@Stache99:
Agreed!
curan
Saunas are actually quite good for you; I’ve heard that heavy perspiration can eliminate more toxins in 20 minutes than the kidneys can filter out in 6 hours.
The method, on the other hand, is not very good for you.
curan
F#%king autocorrect… I meant “meth”
Clark35
Crystal meth, cocaine, GHB, K, or a combination of all of them.
Clark35
@RomanHans: LOL! I will tell that to my friend who got hit on/stalked by trolls in bars and finally told them, “Just stop, and leave me alone. I’m not interested in you.”