Three US citizens died over the weekend at the Sandals Emerald Bay resort in Great Exuma, Bahamas. Officials are still working to determine the cause of death, but said there were no signs of trauma on the deceased.
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Three US citizens died over the weekend at the Sandals Emerald Bay resort in Great Exuma, Bahamas. Officials are still working to determine the cause of death, but said there were no signs of trauma on the deceased.
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The Royal Bahamas Police Force has released the identities of three American tourists who died under mysterious circumstances at a resort last week.
Michael Phillips, 68, of Tennessee, and his wife Robbie Phillips, 65, were found dead in a mansion at the Sandals Emerald Bay resort in Great Exuma on Friday. In a separate villa at the same resort, Vincent Paul Chiarella, 64, of Florida was also found dead.
No signs of trauma were found on any of the deceased. according to the police, although both Michael and Robbie Phillips “showed signs of convulsions”.
Chiarella’s wife, Donnis, was also at the resort and fell ill. According to Royal Bahamas Police Commissioner Paul Rolle, she was taken to a hospital in Miami and was last placed on a “serious condition” list.
Rolle said the cause of the Americans’ deaths remains unclear, although autopsies are scheduled for Monday.
“The pathologist extracted samples from all the patients, and our forensic scientists collected those samples for testing,” Rolle said at A press conference. “We are actively engaging a lab in Philadelphia … to assist us in advancing the toxicological testing of all these samples.”
Once those tests are done, the Bahamas pathologist will be able to determine the cause of death and solve the mystery surrounding the sudden deaths, he said. In addition, samples were collected from rooms at the Sandals resort to check for possible contaminants.
Before their deaths, some guests sought treatment at a clinic on Thursday for symptoms of nausea and vomiting, Health Minister Dr Michael Darville said. Witness News Bahamas. He said they were seen and then discharged themselves.
Darville said multiple teams, including several environmental scientists, were brought in to make sure there were no public health issues. When asked about the resort, Darville said the emergency medical team believes it is a safe environment.
“We feel that what we are seeing is an isolated case, relevant to a particular area,” said Darville. “We thought we might have to make a makeshift facility, mini-hospital – that proved not to be the case.”
