Dominican Republic - American tourists found dead in resorts, same cause of death, 2018/2019

[Momof4RN]

Finally there is a report from someone other than an American!

Brit couple ‘poisoned by air con’ in Dominican Republic 'death' resort

ETA I hope they are in contact with the MD couple’s family because this sounds like this could have been exactly what caused their deaths in the same hotel.

 

[Jackielee09]

Been all over the world, including the U.S. I have been threatened with guns in Acapulco and been in crazy situations in Belize, Mexico and Guatemala. I would return to any of those places tomorrow. BUT, The DR is the one place I said I would never visit again. Very bad experience inside and outside the resort. Take that for what it’s worth.

Also, keep in mind our FBI feels the need to investigate so this is not a “people die everywhere “ situation.

It’s a serial killer situation.

 

[Momof4RN]

The (Last) Vacation of a Lifetime Why Are So Many Tourists Dying at Dominican Republic Resorts?

 

[MimosaMornings]

So what’s the big appeal for going to that resort? Is it cost? The scenery?

We are cautious going to DR since a family member is diabetic, traveled a lot but DR hasn’t been a top priority.

 

[Momof4RN]

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... As I read more and more i’m Beginning to lean towards a pesticide causing at least the majority of these deaths. I’m pretty confident something will be explained soon. There are a lot of resorts in the DR and I do feel bad for the ones that are not involved and could very well have stricter regulations than the resorts in question. I found this article out of Canada today and it recommends staying at a US chain.
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Six dead, three investigations — is it safe to travel to the Dominican Republic now? | canada.com | Canada's great, shareable stories

 

[Momof4RN]

RBBM. I find it so strange that Mr. Corcoran's accommodations have not been disclosed.

Well one resort has already threatened legal action and since she is a high profile person I can understand her taking precautions to not publicly name a company that may try to take legal action against her should results come back negative.

 

[moonriverfarm]

You want beautiful, pristine beaches in the US? Sanibel Island, Destin and Pensacola, FL cannot be beat.

 

[alexwood]

The (Last) Vacation of a Lifetime Why Are So Many Tourists Dying at Dominican Republic Resorts?

What a way to go!

 

[scriabina]

Finally there is a report from someone other than an American!

Brit couple ‘poisoned by air con’ in Dominican Republic 'death' resort

ETA I hope they are in contact with the MD couple’s family because this sounds like this could have been exactly what caused their deaths in the same hotel.

This is huge and confirms that the deaths of Day/Holmes were not simply "naturally causes," but probably due to pesticide fumes contaminating their room through AC units.

1) The Brit couple (ages 53 and 59) were traveling with their son, son's partner, and 9-yr-old grandkid. ALL FIVE of them got sick after spending no more than 30 minutes in their adjoining rooms. Can't pass it off as illness merely due to older age/poor health.

2) Brit couple took photos showing rooms sealed off. According to them, 11 of the rooms were sealed off with "Do not Disturb" signs when they first came but the hotel let them stay in the same area anyway:

"She is relieved her husband, who owns a company which installs and maintains air conditioners, recognised the danger and demanded they move building."

3) The family got sick on May 29th at the same hotel as Day/Holmes, who died on May 30 after reporting illness that morning. Timeline strongly suggests the cause of the family's illness is connected to the cause of Day/Holmes death.

4) Saddest part is this: “We feel devastated that we didn’t knock on the other doors now to see if they had the same problem as us." It's really too bad they didn't, but who could have guessed something so horrible would happen and people would actually die? Holmes and Day would be alive now had they not spent the night of May 29 in their room, I believe.
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Of note, I was on vacation once (not in DR) and when I entered my hotel I immediately noticed a toxic smell. Began feeling sick with bad headache and dizziness. I demanded a new room. The hotel manager came into the room and claimed he didn't smell anything and tried to make me feel bad for requesting a room change but I didn't budge. Finally they changed my room but it smelled awful too! Again the hotel refused to acknowledge anything awry in the room and just acted very annoyed and inconvenienced by my complaints. I ended up switching hotels. I never read about anyone dying there but who knows what is and isn't reported.
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Generally speaking, I agree that many of the deaths seem to be pesticide-related, probably organophosphates. It seems the toxic drinks from the minibar may be a separate issue.

 

[scriabina]

The (Last) Vacation of a Lifetime Why Are So Many Tourists Dying at Dominican Republic Resorts?

Thanks for posting! Article definitely worth reading.

 

[MimosaMornings]

Were the drinks from the minibar inside a refrigerator? Or just sitting out?

 

[msphilosopher]

From the timeline I posted on the last page... one guest who survived said the drink she had at the mini bar was actually bleach...

"October, 2018: Awilda Montes, 43, of New York, claims she drank a bottle of soda from the minibar at the Grand Bahia Principe resort in La Romana that 'turned out to be bleach.' She survived but suffered chemical burns."

 

[musicaljoke]

Gosh reading this is making me go bug-eyed. My 58 yr old friend went to Dominican Republic in August 2018, and died there a month later. We heard that she slipped in the shower. She liked her booze, so I had always wondered if her drinking was the cause of her death. Perhaps it was. No autopsy was done. She was Canadian.

 

[lucylulu]

Gosh reading this is making me go bug-eyed. My 58 yr old friend went to Dominican Republic in August 2018, and died there a month later. We heard that she slipped in the shower. She liked her booze, so I had always wondered if her drinking was the cause of her death. Perhaps it was. No autopsy was done. She was Canadian.

Sorry to hear about your friend @musicaljoke

 

[lucylulu]

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[Satchie]

Looking at this from the medical evidence that has been reported, these deaths are not even close to being identical, particularly not the couple and Ms. Werner's symptoms.

None of the reported deaths appear to be consistent with pesticide poisoning, which is associated with vomiting. That was the common symptom amongst various unexplained, possibly pesticide-related deaths in Asia.

If anyone had drunk bleach, as per the recent story, they wouldn't have collapsed, unable to breathe; or gone to bed to fall asleep, they'd have reacted as the other woman did, clutched their throats, vomited, staggered to water, etc.

The kinds of substances that can mimic a heart attack, or cause victims to die together without signs of violence in bed, are not crude poisons such as pesticides. They are sophisticated drugs, costly and only available by prescription, or for use in hospitals, or for illegal sale for recreational use, precisely because of their convenience for murdering people. Most of them have to be injected to create a sufficient dose to cause death, otherwise a person will usually vomit them up.

 

[lucylulu]

Another one

https://nypost.com/2019/06/13/state...st-to-mysteriously-die-in-dominican-republic/
A Staten Island woman became the latest tourist to mysteriously die in the Dominican Republic Monday during a birthday trip to the country.

Leyla Cox, of New Brighton, died on June 10, just one day after celebrating her 53rd birthday, her distraught son told the Staten Island Advance, saying she would still be alive if she didn’t go to the popular island.

William Cox said US Embassy officials told him his mother’s death had been ruled a heart attack following an autopsy, but he said the spate of recent unexplained deaths of US visitors at the popular tourist destination made him suspicious.

 

[lucylulu]

https://nypost.com/2019/06/13/autho...quor-as-potential-cause-of-dr-tourist-deaths/

more at link

Cops are investigating whether at least seven tourists who mysteriously died in the Dominican Republic were poisoned by counterfeit booze, The Post has learned.

Officials want to know who supplied the alcoholic beverages the victims drank in the minutes and hours before their deaths over the past year — and if the drinks had any dangerous chemicals in them, law enforcement sources said.

The FBI is assisting and will take blood samples from the dead back to its research center in Quantico, Va., a source said.

 

[katydid23]

https://nypost.com/2019/06/13/autho...quor-as-potential-cause-of-dr-tourist-deaths/

more at link

Cops are investigating whether at least seven tourists who mysteriously died in the Dominican Republic were poisoned by counterfeit booze, The Post has learned.

Officials want to know who supplied the alcoholic beverages the victims drank in the minutes and hours before their deaths over the past year — and if the drinks had any dangerous chemicals in them, law enforcement sources said.

The FBI is assisting and will take blood samples from the dead back to its research center in Quantico, Va., a source said.

wow. That was what I was leaning towards. I heard nightmare stories about counterfeit 'tainted' booze.

 

[Noharg]

I’m coming late to this thread so apologies if this has been asked/discussed. We are getting reports of American deaths in the DR, but what about other hotel deaths there recently? Has there been a rise overall in DR resort deaths?
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