Americans who have died in the Dominican Republic.01of 09NATHANIEL EDWARD HOLMES, 63, and CYNTHIA ANN DAY, 49Edward Nathaniel Holmes and Cynthia Ann Day.FacebookOn May 30, 2019, the couple was found dead in their hotel room at the Grand Bahia Principe La Romana resort. According to the autopsy report, the couple suffered respiratory failure and fluid accumulation in their lungs, with Day also suffering a cerebral edema, though the cause of the fatal episodes was not clear and toxicology results are still pending.02of 09YVETTE MONIQUE SPORT, 51The Pennsylvania woman had just arrived at the Bahia Príncipe resort in Punta Cana when she died in June 2018. Sport, a bride-to-be traveling with her fiancé, had a drink from the minibar, took a shower, went to bed and was found unresponsive the next morning. Though her death was initially ruled a heart attack, her cause of death is being investigated again.03of 09DAVID HARRISON, 45GoFundMeHarrison was celebrating his wedding anniversary with his wife and 12-year-old son when he died suddently at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana in July of 2018. His cause of death was listed as heart attack as well as pulmonary edema, an accumulation of fluid in the lungs that can cause respiratory failure, and atherosclerosis.04of 09MIRANDA SCHAUP-WERNER, 41TwitterOn May 25 of this year, the Pennsylvania psychotherapist collapsed after mixing a drink from the minibar in the Luxury Bahia Principe Bouganville in La Romana, where she was celebrating her ninth wedding anniversary with husband Daniel Werner. According to autopsy results, she died of a heart attack that caused respiratory failure and fluid accumulation in her lungs.05of 09ROBERT BELL WALLACE, 67Family PhotoThe California construction company owner died in April while staying at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino resort in Punta Cana to attend his stepson’s wedding. His family says that he became ill after having a drink from the his hotel room’s minibar. He died three days later, and his family claims that authorities have not given them a cause of death.06of 09JOSEPH ALLEN, 55FacebookHotel workers found the New Jersey man dead on the floor of his room at the Terra Linda in Sosua on June 13. A cause of death has not yet been released, but his family says they intend to order an independent autopsy.07of 09LEYLA COX, 53FacebookThe Staten Island woman was found dead in her hotel room at the Excellence Hotel and Resort in Punta Cana on June 10. In a press conference, Public Health Minister Rafael Sanchez Cardenas spoke out about the case, saying that Leyla Cox had an enlarged heart, high blood pressure and that she had suffered “several past heart attacks” — an assertion her family disputes08of 09CHRIS PALMER, 41FacebookA military veteran who worked as a scuba diving instructor, Palmer was staying at the Villa Cocotal Palma resort in Punta Cana. The resort is close to the other properties where tourists have mysteriously died. After complaining of a headache, he was found dead in his room on April 18, 2018. Dominican authorities said he aspirated on his own vomit. His family says he was previously healthy.09of 09Vittorio Caruso, 56FacebookThe pizza shop owner from Glen Cove, New York, fell ill on June 17 while staying at the Boca Chica Resort in Santo Domingo. His sister-in-law told Fox News that Caruso had gone into “respiratory distress after drinking something.” An autopsy has been performed but the results have not been publicly released.

Americans who have died in the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic Deaths

01of 09NATHANIEL EDWARD HOLMES, 63, and CYNTHIA ANN DAY, 49Edward Nathaniel Holmes and Cynthia Ann Day.FacebookOn May 30, 2019, the couple was found dead in their hotel room at the Grand Bahia Principe La Romana resort. According to the autopsy report, the couple suffered respiratory failure and fluid accumulation in their lungs, with Day also suffering a cerebral edema, though the cause of the fatal episodes was not clear and toxicology results are still pending.02of 09YVETTE MONIQUE SPORT, 51The Pennsylvania woman had just arrived at the Bahia Príncipe resort in Punta Cana when she died in June 2018. Sport, a bride-to-be traveling with her fiancé, had a drink from the minibar, took a shower, went to bed and was found unresponsive the next morning. Though her death was initially ruled a heart attack, her cause of death is being investigated again.03of 09DAVID HARRISON, 45GoFundMeHarrison was celebrating his wedding anniversary with his wife and 12-year-old son when he died suddently at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana in July of 2018. His cause of death was listed as heart attack as well as pulmonary edema, an accumulation of fluid in the lungs that can cause respiratory failure, and atherosclerosis.04of 09MIRANDA SCHAUP-WERNER, 41TwitterOn May 25 of this year, the Pennsylvania psychotherapist collapsed after mixing a drink from the minibar in the Luxury Bahia Principe Bouganville in La Romana, where she was celebrating her ninth wedding anniversary with husband Daniel Werner. According to autopsy results, she died of a heart attack that caused respiratory failure and fluid accumulation in her lungs.05of 09ROBERT BELL WALLACE, 67Family PhotoThe California construction company owner died in April while staying at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino resort in Punta Cana to attend his stepson’s wedding. His family says that he became ill after having a drink from the his hotel room’s minibar. He died three days later, and his family claims that authorities have not given them a cause of death.06of 09JOSEPH ALLEN, 55FacebookHotel workers found the New Jersey man dead on the floor of his room at the Terra Linda in Sosua on June 13. A cause of death has not yet been released, but his family says they intend to order an independent autopsy.07of 09LEYLA COX, 53FacebookThe Staten Island woman was found dead in her hotel room at the Excellence Hotel and Resort in Punta Cana on June 10. In a press conference, Public Health Minister Rafael Sanchez Cardenas spoke out about the case, saying that Leyla Cox had an enlarged heart, high blood pressure and that she had suffered “several past heart attacks” — an assertion her family disputes08of 09CHRIS PALMER, 41FacebookA military veteran who worked as a scuba diving instructor, Palmer was staying at the Villa Cocotal Palma resort in Punta Cana. The resort is close to the other properties where tourists have mysteriously died. After complaining of a headache, he was found dead in his room on April 18, 2018. Dominican authorities said he aspirated on his own vomit. His family says he was previously healthy.09of 09Vittorio Caruso, 56FacebookThe pizza shop owner from Glen Cove, New York, fell ill on June 17 while staying at the Boca Chica Resort in Santo Domingo. His sister-in-law told Fox News that Caruso had gone into “respiratory distress after drinking something.” An autopsy has been performed but the results have not been publicly released.

01of 09NATHANIEL EDWARD HOLMES, 63, and CYNTHIA ANN DAY, 49Edward Nathaniel Holmes and Cynthia Ann Day.FacebookOn May 30, 2019, the couple was found dead in their hotel room at the Grand Bahia Principe La Romana resort. According to the autopsy report, the couple suffered respiratory failure and fluid accumulation in their lungs, with Day also suffering a cerebral edema, though the cause of the fatal episodes was not clear and toxicology results are still pending.

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NATHANIEL EDWARD HOLMES, 63, and CYNTHIA ANN DAY, 49

Edward Nathaniel Holmes and Cynthia Ann Day.Facebook

Nathaniel Edward Holmes and Cynthia Ann Day

On May 30, 2019, the couple was found dead in their hotel room at the Grand Bahia Principe La Romana resort. According to the autopsy report, the couple suffered respiratory failure and fluid accumulation in their lungs, with Day also suffering a cerebral edema, though the cause of the fatal episodes was not clear and toxicology results are still pending.

02of 09YVETTE MONIQUE SPORT, 51The Pennsylvania woman had just arrived at the Bahia Príncipe resort in Punta Cana when she died in June 2018. Sport, a bride-to-be traveling with her fiancé, had a drink from the minibar, took a shower, went to bed and was found unresponsive the next morning. Though her death was initially ruled a heart attack, her cause of death is being investigated again.

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YVETTE MONIQUE SPORT, 51

Yvette Monique Sport

The Pennsylvania woman had just arrived at the Bahia Príncipe resort in Punta Cana when she died in June 2018. Sport, a bride-to-be traveling with her fiancé, had a drink from the minibar, took a shower, went to bed and was found unresponsive the next morning. Though her death was initially ruled a heart attack, her cause of death is being investigated again.

03of 09DAVID HARRISON, 45GoFundMeHarrison was celebrating his wedding anniversary with his wife and 12-year-old son when he died suddently at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana in July of 2018. His cause of death was listed as heart attack as well as pulmonary edema, an accumulation of fluid in the lungs that can cause respiratory failure, and atherosclerosis.

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DAVID HARRISON, 45

GoFundMe

David Harrison

Harrison was celebrating his wedding anniversary with his wife and 12-year-old son when he died suddently at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana in July of 2018. His cause of death was listed as heart attack as well as pulmonary edema, an accumulation of fluid in the lungs that can cause respiratory failure, and atherosclerosis.

04of 09MIRANDA SCHAUP-WERNER, 41TwitterOn May 25 of this year, the Pennsylvania psychotherapist collapsed after mixing a drink from the minibar in the Luxury Bahia Principe Bouganville in La Romana, where she was celebrating her ninth wedding anniversary with husband Daniel Werner. According to autopsy results, she died of a heart attack that caused respiratory failure and fluid accumulation in her lungs.

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MIRANDA SCHAUP-WERNER, 41

Twitter

Miranda Schaup-Werner

On May 25 of this year, the Pennsylvania psychotherapist collapsed after mixing a drink from the minibar in the Luxury Bahia Principe Bouganville in La Romana, where she was celebrating her ninth wedding anniversary with husband Daniel Werner. According to autopsy results, she died of a heart attack that caused respiratory failure and fluid accumulation in her lungs.

05of 09ROBERT BELL WALLACE, 67Family PhotoThe California construction company owner died in April while staying at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino resort in Punta Cana to attend his stepson’s wedding. His family says that he became ill after having a drink from the his hotel room’s minibar. He died three days later, and his family claims that authorities have not given them a cause of death.

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ROBERT BELL WALLACE, 67

Family Photo

Robert Bell Wallace

The California construction company owner died in April while staying at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino resort in Punta Cana to attend his stepson’s wedding. His family says that he became ill after having a drink from the his hotel room’s minibar. He died three days later, and his family claims that authorities have not given them a cause of death.

06of 09JOSEPH ALLEN, 55FacebookHotel workers found the New Jersey man dead on the floor of his room at the Terra Linda in Sosua on June 13. A cause of death has not yet been released, but his family says they intend to order an independent autopsy.

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JOSEPH ALLEN, 55

Facebook

Joseph Allen

Hotel workers found the New Jersey man dead on the floor of his room at the Terra Linda in Sosua on June 13. A cause of death has not yet been released, but his family says they intend to order an independent autopsy.

07of 09LEYLA COX, 53FacebookThe Staten Island woman was found dead in her hotel room at the Excellence Hotel and Resort in Punta Cana on June 10. In a press conference, Public Health Minister Rafael Sanchez Cardenas spoke out about the case, saying that Leyla Cox had an enlarged heart, high blood pressure and that she had suffered “several past heart attacks” — an assertion her family disputes

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LEYLA COX, 53

Leyla Cox

The Staten Island woman was found dead in her hotel room at the Excellence Hotel and Resort in Punta Cana on June 10. In a press conference, Public Health Minister Rafael Sanchez Cardenas spoke out about the case, saying that Leyla Cox had an enlarged heart, high blood pressure and that she had suffered “several past heart attacks” — an assertion her family disputes

08of 09CHRIS PALMER, 41FacebookA military veteran who worked as a scuba diving instructor, Palmer was staying at the Villa Cocotal Palma resort in Punta Cana. The resort is close to the other properties where tourists have mysteriously died. After complaining of a headache, he was found dead in his room on April 18, 2018. Dominican authorities said he aspirated on his own vomit. His family says he was previously healthy.

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CHRIS PALMER, 41

Chris Palmer - army vet- dies in the Dominican Republic

A military veteran who worked as a scuba diving instructor, Palmer was staying at the Villa Cocotal Palma resort in Punta Cana. The resort is close to the other properties where tourists have mysteriously died. After complaining of a headache, he was found dead in his room on April 18, 2018. Dominican authorities said he aspirated on his own vomit. His family says he was previously healthy.

09of 09Vittorio Caruso, 56FacebookThe pizza shop owner from Glen Cove, New York, fell ill on June 17 while staying at the Boca Chica Resort in Santo Domingo. His sister-in-law told Fox News that Caruso had gone into “respiratory distress after drinking something.” An autopsy has been performed but the results have not been publicly released.

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Vittorio Caruso, 56

Vittorio Caruso

The pizza shop owner from Glen Cove, New York, fell ill on June 17 while staying at the Boca Chica Resort in Santo Domingo. His sister-in-law told Fox News that Caruso had gone into “respiratory distress after drinking something.” An autopsy has been performed but the results have not been publicly released.

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