Overview
- Pietro Zantonini, 55, died during a night shift at the Ice Stadium construction site in Cortina on the night of January 8–9, and the cause of death remains to be determined.
- Belluno prosecutors opened an investigation and placed the head of SS Security & Bodyguard under formal scrutiny ahead of the forensic examination.
- The autopsy, assigned to pathologist Andrea Porzionato, is scheduled imminently to establish the medical cause and assess any role of working conditions.
- Usl Dolomiti initiated internal checks on the ambulance crew after reports of a roughly 12‑minute arrival and a possible wrong route to the site.
- Colleagues reported the guard called saying he could not breathe and that he worked long night shifts in a small prefab post in severe cold; the widow has filed a complaint as the company offers condolences and pledges full cooperation.