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Local woman dies at same Dominican Republic resort where Maryland couple found dead
Fox29.com ^ | 6/5/2019 | FOX News

Posted on 06/05/2019 5:27:10 AM PDT by CaptainK

A Pennsylvania woman who was vacationing with her husband in the Dominican Republic died suddenly in her room, five days before a couple from Maryland passed away at the same hotel in similar circumstances, Fox News has learned.

The woman, identified by a relative as Miranda Schaup-Werner, a 41-year-old psychotherapist from Allentown, Pa., collapsed on May 25 after having a drink from the mini-bar at the all-inclusive Bahia Principe Hotel in La Romana, her relative told Fox News.

Five days later, engaged couple Edward Nathaniel Holmes and Cynthia Day, were found dead in their room by a resort employee who went in after they failed to check out. They had coincidentally arrived the same day Schaup-Werner passed away.

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To: datricker

Doesnt work that fast


21 posted on 06/05/2019 6:01:54 AM PDT by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: RummyChick
"Cops end up in hospital when dealing with this stuff. Residue can knock you off . So incredibly dangerous."

Good point. If rooms in this hotel are being used to cut and package the stuff, residue or powder left on the tops of counters, tables or mini-bars could do it.

22 posted on 06/05/2019 6:01:57 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: G Larry

Pesticide use of chemicals that are illegal in the US and civilized countries. They fumigate the room and the people checked in before it “aired out”.


23 posted on 06/05/2019 6:02:56 AM PDT by 9422WMR
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To: silverleaf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol_toxicity

The initial symptoms of methanol intoxication include central nervous system depression, headache, dizziness, nausea, lack of coordination, and confusion. Sufficiently large doses cause unconsciousness and death.

Adulterated whiskey at minibar?

24 posted on 06/05/2019 6:03:58 AM PDT by HangnJudge
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To: FreedomPoster

So I found another article that said she died an hour after ingesting the drink. The article also notes that there was no toxicology test done on the victim and the mini bar bottles were not check by the authorities.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pennsylvania-woman-41-died-suddenly-after-being-found-unresponsive-in-a-dominican-republic-hotel-room-five-days-before-a-maryland-couple-passed-away-at-the-same-resort-in-similar-circumstances/ar-AACovKE?li=BBnb7Kz


25 posted on 06/05/2019 6:04:22 AM PDT by CaptainK ('No collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker')
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To: CaptainK

So the local authorities are morons.


26 posted on 06/05/2019 6:11:43 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: FreedomPoster

They may not want to know the truth. Might be bad for the tourist industry.


27 posted on 06/05/2019 6:13:39 AM PDT by CaptainK ('No collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker')
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To: FreedomPoster

“So the local authorities are morons.”

Not necessarily.


28 posted on 06/05/2019 6:18:21 AM PDT by Ken H (2019 => The House of Representin')
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To: null and void

but wait, there’s more


29 posted on 06/05/2019 6:18:50 AM PDT by Oorang (Tyranny thrives where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: CaptainK

I’ve heard about a black-market trade in empty branded liquor bottles in Mexico, which criminals then re-fill with methanol


30 posted on 06/05/2019 6:19:05 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: HangnJudge

methanol poisoning isn’t an instant killer and others at the bar should have been affected at the same time. The lady died rather abruptly.


31 posted on 06/05/2019 6:19:48 AM PDT by mdmathis6
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To: CaptainK
We recently stayed at an all-inclusive resort in the Bahamas. I was surprised that the “mini bar” had full sized liquor bottles that were already opened. Anyone that had access to the room could have tampered with them.
32 posted on 06/05/2019 6:28:23 AM PDT by LA Woman3
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To: CaptainK
The thread you are referring to was about a couple from Texas that died in Fiji, cause of death is suspected/speculated to be flu:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3754514/posts

33 posted on 06/05/2019 6:28:42 AM PDT by Oorang (Tyranny thrives where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: billorites

“Well, yes sir I see that a room has become available. Just give us a few minutes to make it ready.”

“Please ignore the chalk line.”


34 posted on 06/05/2019 6:30:17 AM PDT by moovova
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To: CaptainK

I was in the Dominican Republic and it is a real shithole.


35 posted on 06/05/2019 6:30:59 AM PDT by Bon mots
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To: CaptainK

Adulterated alcohol, methanol.


36 posted on 06/05/2019 6:32:23 AM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: Bon mots

Went to Club Excellence in Punta Cana a couple of years ago. The ambiance was great. The food terrible. During our stay my wife and I both got sick (probably from the water we were brushing our teeth with).

After this spate of stories about the place...we won’t be going back...


37 posted on 06/05/2019 6:34:14 AM PDT by MarDav
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To: 9422WMR

If that is a working theory then hotel staff would be also affected or they are takng extraordinary protective measures....


38 posted on 06/05/2019 6:41:28 AM PDT by hecticskeptic
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To: billorites

More bad press for the DR

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/Attacked-Delaware-Woman-Dominican-Republic-Officials-Husband-510678671.html

Husband of Delaware Woman Brutally Attacked in the Dominican Republic Accuses Police of LyingThe victim’s husband claims authorities in the Caribbean nation have bungled the investigation, including the testing of a rape kit


39 posted on 06/05/2019 6:43:25 AM PDT by COUNTrecount (If only Harvey Weinstein's bathrobe could talk.)
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To: Mr. K

Those mini-bar prices will kill you.


40 posted on 06/05/2019 6:45:28 AM PDT by dblshot (I am John Galt.)
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