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The Sarco pod (also known as Pegasos, and sometimes referred to as a "suicide pod" [1]) is a euthanasia device or machine consisting of a 3D-printed detachable capsule mounted on a stand that contains a canister of liquid nitrogen to die by suicide through inert gas asphyxiation. "Sarco" is short for "sarcophagus".
A secluded forest near Merishausen, Switzerland, ... 64-year-old woman from the U.S. Midwest has led to multiple arrests after she became the first person to use the “Sarco” pod, a high-tech ...
The 64-year-old died in the 3D-printed suicide capsule in the forests of northern Switzerland on Monday Woman ‘almost immediately’ ended her life in controversial suicide pod, creator says ...
Exit International developed a suicide capsule called Sarco, which was used the first time in 2024 in Switzerland. [10] On September 30, 2024 Exit International's Haarlem offices were raided by Dutch police, in connection with an investigation by Swiss authorities after Nitschke's Sarco Pod was used for the first time. [11]
Swiss police intervenes after a person uses the Sarco "suicide" pod for the first time. The post Police Makes Arrests After “Euthanasia Pod” Is Used For The First Time, Device Gets Confiscated ...
The Sarco would contain a touchpad and nitrogen, and once an activation code is entered, "the person is again asked if they wish to die". [16] An affirmative answer causes nitrogen to flow into the capsule, displacing oxygen, and death follows shortly thereafter. The Sarco machine cannot be printed on small 3D printers.
Swiss police have arrested several people after a controversial futuristic-looking capsule designed to allow its occupant to commit suicide was used for the first time, authorities said on Tuesday.
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