"The Horror Hotel" of the Dominican Republic: Three tourists died strangely and a couple was poisoned

The all-in Grand Bahia Principe La Romana, in the southeast of the Dominican Republic, became the last weeks of the "horror hotel". In the same week, three American tourists died in a suspicious manner. All were healthy before arriving at the paradise destination. Investigators who are now trying to clarify the facts would have a new trail that could help them. A couple, also from the United States, revealed that a year ago, they had gone to the same dwelling. and they finished poisoned. Unlike their compatriots, they managed to leave at the hour.

May 25, Miranda Shaup He died in an ambulance before arriving at the hospital. The Pennsylvania tourist was celebrating her wedding anniversary with her husband, Daniel Werner.

Before decompensating, the tourist had a drink of alcohol in the room. But soon after, he started screaming and fell to the ground. Her husband tried to revive her, but to no avail. The doctors said that he was dead for a pulmonary edema caused by fluid in the lungs.

On the same day, the Grand Bahia Principe La Romana was receiving another American couple who had invested their savings during the summer holidays. Cynthia Day and Nathaniel Holmes were very excited about their trip and shared different postcards of beaches on their social networks.

But the day they had to go to the front desk to check, they were away. Wedged by the conduct of the wedding, the managers of the hotel went to his room and they found them dead. The doctors made the same diagnosis as that of Miranda: pulmonary edema caused by the presence of fluid in the lungs.

Following these strange coincidences, the relatives of the victims asked the authorities to open an investigation. But after receiving the report, they wondered if the work was "vague" and imprecise. Nobody could explain to them what had triggered their deaths.

The Dominican Republic National Police tried to apologize and badured that Miranda had heart problems. Although her relatives specified that she had been treated for this disease 15 years ago and that she was in perfect health. "We do not understand what is going on there, we have a lot of questions," warned her husband, referring to "the hotel's horror".

The cases of Kaylynn Knull and Tom Schwander were the last to spread. Unlike their compatriots, they survived their stay in this dwelling. But they were on the verge of death.

The Colorado couple said that they had stayed there barely a year and that they had to leave early. While they were still at the hotel, they woke up at dawn "soaked in sweat". And they understood that the room there was a strong smell of chemicals.

"There was a strong smell of paint, my eyes were still tearing and our salivation was excessive," recalls Knull. Once in the United States, doctors diagnosed him "Organophosphorus poisoning", a chemical found in pesticides.

"Many of you have read the articles about the Dominican Republic and I hope you will be wondering where your next vacation will be." Last summer, Tom and I embarked on our dream vacation for two weeks, then returned home earlier, sicker. never and to feel scared by our state of health ", warned the couple in their social networks to learn about the latest cases.

According to the newspaper Daily mailThe couple reported the hotel for what happened during their stay. In their recent statements, posted on Instagram on Wednesday, they said they were worried. Investigations continue and should determine if there is a relationship between these strange events.