Dominican Republic deaths: Autopsies show similarities for three U.S. victims

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

Dominican government officials released more-detailed autopsy results Thursday for three American tourists who died at adjacent beach resorts owned by the same hotel company during the last week of May.

All three victims experienced eerily similar symptoms and internal trauma before their deaths, according to a news release from Dominican authorities. Pathologists said autopsies showed the three had internal hemorrhaging, pulmonary edema and enlarged hearts.

Toxicology reports are pending.

A U.S. State Department official said authorities have not yet established a connection between the May 30 deaths of Cynthia Ann Day, 49, and Nathaniel Edward Holmes, 63, both of Prince George’s County, Md., and the death May 25 of Miranda Schaup-Werner, 41, of Pennsylvania.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/dominican-republic-deaths-autopsies-show-similarities-for-all-three-us-victims/2019/06/06/508c179c-87ac-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html?utm_term=.749abd903b2c

[Kali]

1. strange

[emmaverybo]

2. Very strange. One thinks carbon monoxide poisoning, but then they would have had the

tell tale sign of that, cherry red skin color, no?
The single lady had a drink poolside.
In Mexico, several tourists on all inclusive packages were poisoned by liquor the resorts had bought at discount, which was shown to be contaminated.
This has not been a problem reported in tourist spots in DR.
Crime has been though.
The families do not trust the authorities to carry out an above-board investigation.

[cstanleytech]

3. Jellyfish sting related perhaps?

[Blue_Tires]

5. I don't know if it's true or not

but I'm seeing a lot of speculation online that the booze may have been of really poor quality or diluted with methanol or something weird...

[cstanleytech]

6. Ya but they are also on the ocean and from what I have read some species of jellyfish

can cause internal hemorrhaging.
Granted the one I read about is around Australia mainly but given how many species in water have spread due to ocean vessels it cannot be ruled out not to mention it could simply be as yet undiscovered local species.

[Nitram]

7. Jellyfish would leave early identified external marks on the skin.

[Cousin Dupree]

4. Some kind of poisoning.

[Kali]

8. another one

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/10/dominican-republic-american-tourist-death-mystery/?utm_term=.fc9b4d0eec23