American Couple Found Dead at Dominican Republic Resort
A Maryland couple has been found dead at a resort in the Dominican Republic, a discovery that came during the same week a Delaware woman said she was severely beaten at a resort in the Caribbean nation. Cynthia Day, 49, and her fiance, Nathaniel Holmes, 63, were found dead in their room at the Bahia Principe hotel on May 30, reported the Dominican Today. The hotel is inside the Playa Neuva Romana resort. An official told the local outlet that the cause of death for both victims has not been pinpointed as of yet, but that the bodies showed no indications of violence. The couple arrived at the resort on May 25 and were due to leave the day they were found deceased.
The deaths were confirmed by the United States Embassy, Sonya Jackson, Day’s sister, told NBC Washington. Holmes’s sister said that she’d spoken to her brother as he was on vacation and he told her he “was having a great time.” The U.S. State Department currently has a level 2 travel advisory for the Dominican Republic, which sits on an island in the Caribbean bordering Haiti.
“Violent crime, including armed robbery, homicide, and sexual assault is a concern throughout the Dominican Republic. The development of a professional tourist police corps, institution of a 911 system in many parts of the country, and a concentration of resources in resort areas means these tend to be better policed than urban areas like Santo Domingo. The wide availability of weapons, the use and trade of illicit drugs, and a weak criminal justice system contribute to the high level of criminality on the broader scale,” the State Department stated.
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