Swiss authorities detained Florian Willet, co-founder of The Last Resort, after a woman's death in a Sarco capsule.

First person to use Sarco suicide pod, 64, was 'found with strangulation marks': Boss still in custody over US woman's death in Swiss woodland https://t.co/EUHakLiAVT pic.twitter.com/8KLqwfEFot — ...

A number of arrests have been made since the incident. The “Sarco” capsule is designed to allow a person sitting in a reclining seat inside to push a button that injects nitrogen gas into the sealed ...

The inventor of the Sarco, Philip Nitschke, followed the process by video call but was unable to catch all of it due to technical difficulties. As the woman approached the capsule along with Dr Willet ...

On the same day, the YouTube [2] channel StratNewsGlobal posted a video explaining the first usage of the suicide capsule named Sarco. The video (seen below) garnered roughly 15,000 views and 110 ...

She entered the capsule at 3:50pm, and was asked “Do you ... He told Dr Nitschke: "She's still alive, Philip," before peering into the Sarco. After 30 minutes, Willet had reason to believe ...

The 64-year-old American was suffering with skull base osteomyelitis - a serious illness that involves severe pain.

Dr. Florian Willet, president of The Last Resort—the organization behind the Sarco pod—was arrested by Swiss police shortly after the woman’s death inside the nitrogen-filled capsule.

Switzerland has allowed assisted suicide since 1942 but the first death with the Sarco suicide pod has raised questions.