Officials confirmed on Monday that samples extracted from three American tourists who died at a resort in the Bahamas underneath mysterious circumstances have been sent to a lab in the United States, to expedite outcomes and help authorities perceive what occurred.
Paul Rolle, the police commissioner of the Bahamas, acknowledged that the police have additionally collected samples from the rooms the place the tourists have been staying and the encircling property to decide whether or not any contaminants have been current, saying: “We really want to know what caused this.” Police Commissioner Rolle recognized the victims as Michael Phillips, 68, and spouse Robbie Phillips, 65, of Tennessee, and Vincent Paul Chiarella, 64, of Florida. Chiarella’s spouse, Donnis, was airlifted to a hospital in Florida and stays in severe situation, Rolle mentioned. Their our bodies of the three victims have been discovered Friday morning on the Sandals Emerald Bay resort in Exuma, the place the {couples} had been staying in two separate villas.
The samples extracted from the victims and their villas have been sent to a lab in Philadelphia, with outcomes of the toxicology report anticipated in about one week. Rolle famous that the Bahamas’ Department of Environmental Health and cops are nonetheless on the resort.
All 4 tourists complained of feeling sick and went to a health care provider the evening earlier than their our bodies have been found; they went at totally different occasions and had eaten various things. Sandals Resorts mentioned it could not remark additional past its authentic assertion, which famous that it’s supporting the investigation and the households of these affected. The firm mentioned: “Out of respect for the privacy of our guests, we cannot disclose further information at this time.”
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