Woman files wrongful death lawsuit against resort travel companies after husband was electrocuted in hot tub

Emma Tucker, Andy Rose and Kara Mihm, CNN

(CNN) — A Texas female has revenge a wrongful-death suit against 2 Mexican edifice recreation companies, seeking much than $1 million, aft her hubby was electrocuted successful a edifice basking tub earlier this month.

Lizzette Zambrano, a resident of El Paso County, Texas, accuses nan “operators, managers, and possessors” of nan Sonoran Sea Resort successful Sonora, Mexico, of being “grossly negligent,” which led to her wounded and nan decease of her husband, Jorge Guillen, according to nan lawsuit. She is now recovering astatine home, her lawyer said.

“I want personification to return accountability for what happened to my hubby and myself,” Zambrano told ABC’s Good Morning America in an question and reply aired Friday.

The mates were connected picnic astatine nan edifice connected June 11 erstwhile they decided to walk clip successful nan basking tub, nan suit said. As soon arsenic Guillen entered nan tub, he was “exposed to an electrical existent successful nan water,” it said.

“Jorge instantly keeled complete into nan tub and was taken nether nan aboveground of nan water,” according to nan lawsuit. “Witnessing her hubby instantly collapse, Lizzette sprang guardant from nan excavation platform to effort and drawback Jorge’s assemblage … ”

Zambrano attempted to rescue him, nan suit states, but was besides shocked. She was yet rescued by a bystander and taken to a hospital.

“Patrons attempted to assist, grabbing a shepherd’s transverse and different items to effort to get Jorge’s body,” nan suit claims. “However, nan metallic from nan objects carried nan electrical existent and began shocking nan rescuers.”

The suit names picnic rental companies Casago, LLC, Casago International, LLC and High Desert Travel, Inc. arsenic defendants. CNN reached retired to each institution for comment. The second 2 did not instantly respond.

Guillen was being shocked and drowned underwater for 10 minutes, nan suit said, earlier Casago unit and nan different defendants “finally availed themselves and began to assistance successful rescuing Jorge,” nan suit said.

Zambrano told ABC: “A batch of group jumped in, but they kept jumping retired because nan shocks were truthful strong.”

In a connection to CNN, Casago LLC said, “We are devastated by what has occurred and our hearts are pinch nan family and nan victims of this unspeakable incident.”

“The Sonoran Sea is simply a condo edifice and nan homeowners’ relation is responsible for each communal areas, including nan attraction of nan swimming pool, basking tubs, and grounds. Casago, a picnic rental company, is not progressive successful immoderate guidance aliases attraction of nan resort,” nan connection continued. “Regarding this incident, our engagement ends astatine nan individual condo reservation.”

The homeowners’ relation has not returned CNN’s petition for comment.

It is not clear really aliases if Casago, LLC is connected to Casago International LLC. Corporate records show Casago International, LLC and High Desert Travel, Inc. person nan aforesaid Arizona agency reside and nan aforesaid apical executive. Corporate records besides show Casago LLC and High Desert Travel stock nan aforesaid telephone number.

El Paso County Judge Francisco X. Dominguez granted a impermanent restraining bid Tuesday, prohibiting nan defendants aliases anyone moving pinch them from altering nan basking tub. The judge besides ordered immoderate video grounds from nan incident and immoderate communications astir nan incident betwixt nan defendants’ labor beryllium preserved until astatine slightest July 2.

“Preserving this grounds is important to nan prosecution of Ms. Zambrano’s case, and a important first measurement successful this litigation, to hopefully preventing this type of calamity from ever happening again,” said Zambrano’s lawyer Tej Paranjpe.

The suit describes Guillen arsenic an “industrious, affectionate, loving, compassionate, energetic, cooperative, patient, and attentive begetter and gave guidance, advice, counseling, protection, comfort, services, care, and attraction to his family.”

“His decease has deprived Lizzette of nan emotion and nine of her husband, and nan correct to that affection, solace, comfort, companionship, and assistance,” nan suit said.