Lynne was holidaying with her husband to celebrate her 54th birthday. His devastated widow Dawn McCoy said her husband was mumbling inanely and complained of a "very potent, strange smell". The 31-year-old man died while on holiday in the Dominican Republic, having thrown up blood after saying a soft drink “didn’t taste right”. The safety and security of US citizens that live in, work in, and visit the Dominican Republic remains our highest priority," said ambassador Robin S. Bernstein in a released statement. As news continues to spread, people are coming forward with stories of getting ill while vacationing in the Dominican Republic. I spoke to him every day. One hotel is disputing the timeline of an alleged attack of a Delaware woman that also made news that week. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Within a week, a woman from Pennsylvania, Miranda Schaup-Werner, 41, died at the same hotel chain. Data obtained … This story was originally publish on 14 June and updated on 27 June.
She told her daughter to call for an ambulance.
"I was sitting in the ambulance with her, holding her hand the whole time," said Mr Mackey. The country's health ministry has blasted reports of the deaths branding them "fake news" aimed at harming its tourism industry. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map.
On top of that, David Ortiz, one of the most popular players in Boston Red Sox history, was shot in his native Dominican Republic June 9. Bernstein also announced that the FBI, at the request of the Dominican Republic authorities, will be conducting toxicology analysis on the recent deaths at the Bahia Principe resort in La Romana. But Corcoran says her brother's death was of natural causes related to an existing heart condition. © 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. At some point, he told friends he was feeling ill and had a bad headache, said Ms Hiller.
Her family was told that she too suffered a heart attack. "While what happened is tragic and regrettable, (Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia) said it is important for everyone who wishes to disseminate information about the situation to do it in context and with perspective," the statement, provided to USA TODAY by spokesperson Callie Murphy, read. But a post-mortem examination has never revealed his cause of death. Five days later, Edward Holmes, 63, and Cynthia Day, 49, 31-year-old man died while on holiday in the Dominican Republic, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). The unexpected deaths has led top US cops to investigate amid fears the tourists may have been poisoned. In a statement to media on 23 June, he rejected the claims that there has been a surge in deaths, saying: "We have unequivocally shown that there is not an avalanche of deaths of American tourists in the country and it is not true that there are mysterious deaths".