Pliny the Elder died in AD 79 in Stabiae while attempting the rescue of a friend and his family by ship from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which had already destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.[3] The wind caused by the sixth and largest pyroclastic surge of the volcano’s eruption did not allow his ship to leave port, and Pliny probably died during that event.[4]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Elder
So, Pliny the Elder likely died from the eruption that killed Pompeii and nearby localities.
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