Overview
- Officials identified the visitor as John David Anderson, 83, from the United States.
- He fell ill during the night on a houseboat on Dal Lake in Srinagar, according to police and hospital sources.
- He was taken to a nearby private hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
- Police began formal proceedings to determine the exact cause of death, with no finding released.
- Anderson was traveling with his wife, Judith Anne McCarthy, who shared the houseboat stay.
- In Srinagar, unexpected deaths in tourist lodgings prompt routine police checks to confirm medical causes.