Mystery 'illness' kills three Americans, another hospitalised, at Bahamas resort

Police are investigating how three Individuals died of unknown causes at a Sandals resort on the Bahamas' Nice Exuma island.

Two males and a girl died on the resort, and a fourth American - a girl - was airlifted to a hospital in Nassau, the Bahamas' capital.

Although police are investigating, Bahamian Performing Prime Minister Chester Cooper mentioned he had been "suggested that foul play will not be suspected."

An investigation is underway after three American vacationers had been discovered lifeless on the Sandals Emerald Bay in Exuma, Bahamas.(CNN)

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No indicators of trauma had been discovered on the our bodies, the Royal Bahamas Police Power mentioned in an announcement.

Lodge visitor Chris Coucheron-Aamot speculated poisonous fuel leaking from a defective air-con unit might have precipitated the deaths, nonetheless these claims are unsubstantiated.

"There was crime scene tape and safety guards throughout our unit," he wrote in a social media put up.

"It appears like it might have been a fault with the A/C within the unit, inflicting a poisonous coolant leak."

Preliminary stories point out that the our bodies had been discovered unresponsive in two completely different areas; a person was discovered first in a single villa with no indicators of trauma, and the couple in a second villa, police mentioned within the assertion issued yesterday.

The couple complained of sickness the earlier night, in line with the report.

"The officers discovered a Caucasian male slumped towards a wall in a toilet, unresponsive," the Royal Bahamas Police Power mentioned.

"The lady was additionally unresponsive. Each people confirmed indicators of convulsion. The officers examined the our bodies and located no indicators of trauma."

The police will look forward to an post-mortem report to find out the precise explanation for loss of life, including that for now "this matter stays beneath lively investigation."

Cooper didn't identify the resort, however Sandals Resorts spokesperson Stacy Royal confirmed the loss of life of the three friends at Sandals Emerald Bay resort on Nice Exuma.

Sandals Resorts, operators of greater than a dozen all-inclusive centres within the Atlantic and Caribbean, didn't point out a fourth hospitalised particular person.

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Resort workers contacted police shortly after 9am Friday (native time) saying a person was discovered unresponsive in a villa. Whereas they had been en route it was reported one other man and girl had been discovered unresponsive in one other villa.(CNN)

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Particulars about what led to the deaths, why the fourth American was taken to the hospital, whether or not that particular person was on the resort, the situation of that particular person and the Individuals' names weren't launched.

"A well being emergency was initially reported and following our protocols we instantly alerted emergency medical professionals and related native authorities," Sandals Resorts mentioned in an announcement.

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The corporate mentioned it was working to "assist each the investigation in addition to the friends' households in each means attainable," however couldn't disclose additional info "out of respect for the privateness of our friends."

Cooper requested the nation's well being and wellness minister to steer a delegation of well being, atmosphere and public works officers to the Exuma district on Friday.

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"The general public will probably be stored abreast of knowledge as quickly because it turns into obtainable," Cooper, who is also the Bahamas' tourism minister, mentioned.

"We provide our ideas and prayers to the households affected."

- Reported with CNN