Have you heard about the US tourist deaths?
@LeaPea2417 (36428)
Toccoa, Georgia
June 17, 2019 2:46pm CST
One of the big stories circulating on the news lately is the alarming story of five or more US tourists dying during their dream vacations to Dominican Republic. They were staying in resorts closely related to each other. There were accounts of how many of them had died after drinking drinks from their hotel mini bars.
The resorts have all attributed the deaths to fluid build up in the lungs and heart attacks. But, all these people were healthy before they left on their vacations.
There have been a few accounts from previous guests who did not die, they have said they got very sick from drinks from the mini bar. But, they were able to recover.
The FBI is investigating. There is talk and speculation on the news that the people could have been poisoned due to cheap bootleg liquor or the low grade pesticides used at the resorts. Also, it is possible a serial killer some how poisoned the drinks.
It will be interesting to see what the cause is. I know this has hurt tourism there. But, oh well, it is sad, but the truth needs to be found out what happened.
Suspicion is growing that pesticides used to fumigate rooms in this tropical paradise may be responsible for several of the deaths—but not all of them.
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awful.@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
18 Jun 19
Oh goodness, people being killed trying to start businesses? Wow.
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@LadyDuck (457886)
• Switzerland
19 Jun 19
@LeaPea2417 Yes, they had opened a restaurant from a few weeks and the police found them both killed inside their restaurant.
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
17 Jun 19
I agree. There is so many things to see right here in the USA.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Jun 19
@LeaPea2417 Yes I have a long list.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
26 Jun 19
I find it interesting that the article includes the phrase "vacation of a lifetime." I've been to the Dominican Republic, and I wouldn't necessarily call it a vacation of a lifetime. The DR is a poor, dirty country, and crime is rampant there. To me, that is more of a drag on their tourism than the deaths of a few tourists. Look what happened to baseball player David Ortiz. He got shot in his own country. The government of the DR really needs to focus on cleaning up the garbage and the crime if they want to increase tourism in their country.
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Jun 19
Yes, I heard about David Ortiz. I agree the government should focus on cleaning up the garbage and crime for tourism increase.
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
28 Jun 19
@moffittjc Wow, that is interesting. A too dangerous port to dock into tells me a lot.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Jun 19
@LeaPea2417 When I lived in south Florida I used to go on a lot of cruises, and on one particular cruise we were supposed to stop in the Dominican Republic, but they had to re-route us to another port because they said the DR port was too dangerous to safely disembark passengers.
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@just4him (305864)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Jun 19
@LeaPea2417 I hope they find the cause and can take care of it in a timely fashion.
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19 Jun 19
@JustBhem Another thing about tourists that is sad, is I have heard stories of people dying in car crashes, plane crashes, people falling off cliffs , drowning, on vacation. It really is sad to think about.
@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
18 Jun 19
@LeaPea2417
Yes, supposedly they should enjoy but sad thing happens.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
28 Jun 19
Yes they are killing them right left and center in that hellhole. RIP the victims.
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19 Jun 19
That is sad about their deaths there. How did they die? I agree, I also don't think Mexico is safe for Americans to travel to these days.
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@Juliaacv (48373)
• Canada
19 Jun 19
@LeaPea2417 On every occasion they were found killed, but of course they don't give the details out in the press that it is anything more, but the families will tell you the truth and it is scary. I will never set foot in that country.
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
18 Jun 19
I agree. I don't understand why so many American's are attracted to going there when there are so many beaches right here in the USA.
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
2 Jul 19
I've been there many time and enjoyed every one, after hearing of all the deaths in the island, makes us think the farthest south we will go now is Florida...
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
18 Jun 19
How many times have you visited there?
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@DianneN (246525)
• United States
19 Jun 19
@LeaPea2417 2 times. It was enough the first time to be honest.
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@LindaOHio (155961)
• United States
17 Jun 19
Our neighbor is currently in the DR for a wedding; and I worry about her.
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
2 Jul 19
That is what I am thinking, poisoned drinks.
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@rsa101 (37932)
• Philippines
19 Jun 19
That is sad for the bar owner he would be investigated on and might lose his business having a bad reputation already they would be avoided by many tourist there. I hope that they could solve the mystery behind the killings and find the real culprit with them. I am suspecting poor hygiene with the bar operator that their drinks may have been contaminated by some toxic chemicals they are mixing with their drinks.
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19 Jun 19
That is what I am thinking. I hope the truth comes out.
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@popciclecold (35079)
• United States
19 Jun 19
I would not to go after seeing all that.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
18 Jun 19
yes ma'am, 'tis been all o'er the news. i've my doubts the domincan republic 'tis gonna do a thorough 'nvestigation though 'nless we make 'em.
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
18 Jun 19
I agree, we are going to have to make them.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
27 Jun 19
I had heard about these cases there seems to be an extraordinary increase in previously healthy people dying in the hotels there. There needs to be an investigation to see if there is a link! Personally the Dominican republic is a place I would not consider going to!
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
27 Jun 19
I agree, a thorough investigation must be done. And I too would not want to go there. I have never had the desire.
