American couple dies in Dominican Republic hotel of respiratory failure: Officials

ABC News ^ | June 3, 2019 | JULIA JACOBO

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Very odd that they would BOTH die of the same condition at the same time.

[montag813]

Scuba?

[agere_contra]

Legionella?

[ClearCase_guy]

Seems odd.

I saw a picture of the couple on a boat. She struck me as being extremely happy. It was a nice picture of a couple that, as far as I know, were a success story. Of course, one can’t tell too much from a single picture.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

[mc5cents]

He 63, she 49 and they both die, in a hotel, at the same time. See if Forensic Files is interested in this one. They should be.

[V_TWIN]

Decompression sickness is what I first thought.

[rktman]

Respiratory faiure? Pillow? Throttled? As someone said, scuba? Freon leak in the AC?

[1Old Pro]

Was anything missing? Money, jewelry etc?

[z3n]

Hantavirus?

[billorites]

"Officials are awaiting the toxicology and histopathology results."

Hopefully, it was one of those 'all-inclusive' resorts.

[lee martell]

Yes, it is odd. Perhaps their state of health was compromised for that evening by using recreational drugs or alcohol.
I have a few ongoing conditions, any of which could strike me down at any moment, but I don’t expect them to. Many serious heart and respiratory conditions can be managed for years, barely effective one’s activity routine.

Something was going on that was not routine. Good to know it was not because Hotel Staff harmed them, but the Dominican Republic seems to be getting a lot of negative attention this year. Much of it deserved.

[Cecily]

I would pick somewhere else to visit in the Caribbean. DR does not sound too inviting for Americans.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/DominicanRepublic.html

[BenLurkin]

Carbon monoxide?

[Mark17]

DR does not sound too inviting for Americans.

Is there anywhere in that area that is?

[lee martell]

I don’t know why it seems to have changed, but it has.
Each new generation of youths will see the visiting tourists in a different way. For some, envy and resentment override good employment opportunities. “Rasta-Lives-Matter-Mon!”

[BenLurkin]

Oh my!

[ozaukeemom]

That was my first thought.

[SaxxonWoods]

They would know that even before autopsy, and certainly after.

Very odd.

[RainMan]

DR has beautiful beaches. Usually, if you stay at an All Inclusive there is no reason to go to the areas that cause the Travel Warning.