List Of Recent American Deaths In The Dominican Republic

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Multiple American tourists have died in the Dominican Republic this year and last year.

Some of the deaths reportedly occurred after the visitors complained of feeling ill after eating a meal or drinking out of the hotel minibar.

The U.S. embassy in Santo Domingo said there is no proof at this point the deaths are linked. Several of the deaths were reported to be a heart attack, which health officials say is the most common cause of death for Americans on vacation.

• June 17, 2019: Vittorio Caruso, 56, from Glen Cove, N.Y.
  Died after "drinking something," cause of death not officially determined.
• June 13, 2019: Joseph Allen, 55, of Avenel, N.J.
  Died at Terra Linda resort in Sosua, Dominican Republic. Cause of death yet to be officially determined.
• June 10, 2019: Leyla Cox, 53, of Staten Island, N.Y.
  Died at the Excellence Resorts in Punta Cana. Cause of death in DR ruled a heart attack.
• May 30, 2019: Edward Nathaniel Holmes, 63, of Maryland.
  Died at the Grand Bahia Principe in La Romana. DR officials ruled cause of death as respiratory failure, along with Cynthia Day.
• May 30, 2019: Cynthia Day, 49, of Maryland.
  Died at the Grand Bahia Principe in La Romana. DR officials ruled cause of death as respiratory failure, along with Nathaniel Holmes.
• May 25, 2019: Miranda Schaup-Werner, 41, of Allentown, Pa.
  Died at the Bahia Principe resort in La Romana. Cause of death ruled heart attack and respiratory failure.
• March 27, 2019: Orlando Moore, 40, of Westchester County, N.Y.
  Body recovered from the sea near San Souci on March 31, linked to a traffic crash on March 27 with Ravenelle.
• March 27, 2019: Portia Ravenelle, 52, of Westchester County, N.Y.
  Found alive on highway in DR, later died of injuries at a hospital, linked to a traffic crash on March 27 with Moore.
• April 12, 2019: Robert Wallace, 67, of California.
  Died at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana of a heart attack after being served a scotch at the bar.
• April 2019: John Corcoran of Turlock, California
  Death in DR reported by CNN through his sister, "Shark Tank" star Barbara Corcoran.
• July 2018: David Harrison of Maryland.
  Died at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana of a heart attack.
• June 2018: Yvette Monique Sport of Pennsylvania.
  According to CNN reports, she died after drinking from her hotel room's mini-bar at the Bahia Principe in Punta Cana.
• May 2018: Donette Edge Cannon of Queens, N.Y.
  Died at hospital of kidney failure after stay in Punta Cana.

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