The owner of a pizzeria on long island became the eleventh American tourist who died suddenly in the Dominican Republic.
56-year-old Vittorio Caruso, who sold his business 2 months ago, died on June 17, during a holiday in the resort of Boca Chica in Santo Domingo. This was in the US state Department confirmed to Fox News.
«We extend our sincere condolences to the family for their loss,» said the representative, adding that the cause of death of a pensioner being investigated.
The Caruso was in good health, but he was in the hospital due to a breakdown of breathing after drinking something at the Dominican resort. According to his son-in-law, another American, who died on the Caribbean island, became ill after drinking the Scotch from the Minibar.
As the families of others who died in the Dominican Republic, the daughter of the deceased Lisa Marie Caruso stated that local authorities have provided vague information about how their seemingly healthy relative unexpectedly and fatally ill on vacation.
56-year-old Vittorio Caruso became the 11th American killed in the Dominican Republic
«It is very difficult to obtain direct information from someone there,’ said the relative. They even wanted to cremate the body. We have insisted that the body was sent here.»
According to statistics from the state Department, from 2012 to 2018 in the Dominican Republic died 128 Americans not of natural causes. This is an average of about 18 per year. Last month it was confirmed the 3 deaths.
At the moment the authorities of both countries do not associate all these cases.
