Among possible culprits under investigation: Hotel-room liquor taps.
Some analysts without first-hand access to medical reports or autopsies believe some of the deaths were potentially caused by pesticides or other exposure to poisonous chemicals,. Other deaths could be attributed to cardiovascular issues, but no conclusions have been reached.
According to multiple news reports, some of the victims had an alcoholic drink from their hotel minibars immediately before their deaths. The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Punta Cana announced Friday it is removing liquor dispensers from their minibars and hiring a U.S. healthcare company to ensure their onsite clinics meet “all international and U.S. standards,”John Corcoran, brother of real estate mogul and “Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran, also died in the Dominican Republic in April.
, “Those results may take up to 30 days. We ask everyone to be patient while these investigations run their course.”, like a woman horribly beaten in January while on her hotel’s property, and two large groups of travelers falling ill after swimming in hotel pools or eating in hotel restaurants, are worryingly unexplained.similarities in their causes of death, with the bodies exhibiting enlarged hearts, fluid in their lungs, and internal bleeding.
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