Toxicological tests conducted by the FBI, confirmed that three American tourists found dead this spring in the Dominican Republic, died of natural causes.
This was stated by the representatives of the US State Department on Friday. The results of the examination to the FBI match the insights of the local authorities.
Recall, 41-year-old Miranda Soup-Werner from Pennsylvania was found dead at the Luxury Bahia Principe Bouganville on may 25. 63-year-old Edward Nathaniel Holmes and 49-year-old Cynthia Ann Dey — a couple from Maryland, was found dead in a hotel room at the Grand Bahia Principe La Romana Resort in San Pedro de Macoris on may 30.
Stephen Bullock, a representative of the families of Dey and Holmes, said that the relatives of the deceased, the authorities have not yet provided official data.
«Families have not been provided any information from the FBI or the authorities of the Dominican Republic in relation to the deaths, said Bullock in a statement to ABC News. The only information received by families is what is reported in the media. Our investigation continues and we will not comment on its progress to completion, thank you.»
These three of death of American tourists were the first in a series, at least the 11 that occurred in the Dominican Republic in recent months, triggering a wave of panic and questions whether it is safe to visit Dominican Republic.
The US state Department in June said that despite the death of tourists, he does not see a «spike» in fatalities.
According to representatives of the state Department, more than 2.7 million U.S. citizens visit the Dominican Republic each year and, as in most countries, «the vast majority travels without incidents.»
According to the police of the Dominican Republic, opening Soup-Werner, Holmes, and showed that they died of respiratory failure and pulmonary edema.
