Swiss police make arrests after first reported use of "suicide capsule" results in a death

A 64-year-old American woman is reported to have died using the Sarco suicide pod in a forest near the German border in Switzerland. The incident occurred on Monday, despite the pod being explicitly ruled illegal in Switzerland just hours prior. The Sarco capsule works by replacing oxygen with nitrogen, causing death by hypoxia. This incident marks the first reported death by suicide using the pod. Switzerland has laws permitting assisted dying, but active euthanasia is banned. Police have made arrests in connection with the incident, citing suspicion of inciting, aiding, and abetting suicide.