Mystery surrounds the sudden death of three American citizens at a luxury holiday resort in the Bahamas, while another woman, the wife of one of the victims, is hospitalized in serious condition.
The tragic incident occurred at the Sandals Emerald Bay resort in the Exuma area. The American citizenship of the victims was confirmed by Chester Cooper, the Bahamian Prime Minister, who noted that preliminary evidence does not indicate foul play.
According to the New York Post, hotel staff called authorities at 9:00 a.m. Friday morning (local time) saying that one of the guests was found unconscious in one of the resort's beachfront villas. Police found the man lying on the floor of the bedroom with no signs of injury. A local doctor confirmed the unfortunate tourist's death and his 60-year-old wife who had alerted resort officials was taken by helicopter to a hospital in the Bahamian capital, and then to Florida where she is being treated in critical condition.
While on the scene, police were alerted that another couple was found unconscious in a second villa. It was a man, who was found lying on the toilet, and his wife, who was passed out on the bed. Both appeared to have suffered convulsions, and had no signs of injury. Their deaths were confirmed by police.
According to the Daily Mail, the first body found by staff at the luxury resort, which charges guests up to $1,227 a night, belonged to 60-year-old Vincent Chiarella. He and his wife, Donis, had visited the resort to celebrate their wedding anniversary, according to the couple's son who spoke to ABC News. Austin Chiarella, who was contacted by his mother on Saturday, said the unfortunate woman woke up that morning terrified, as she couldn't move, and saw that her husband was lying on the floor: "Her arms and legs were swollen. She couldn't move them and screamed for someone to come to the door."
A guest at the same resort wrote in a post that a faulty air conditioner, leaking toxic coolant, may have been responsible for the sudden death of the three Americans. "Three of our neighbors in the building right next to ours died and a fourth person was taken to the hospital in critical condition yesterday," reads the post posted on Chris Cusheron-Amott's Facebook account, which was presumably written by his partner.
"It was hard to sleep last night. Every time the air conditioner came on, I woke up," the person who made the post said, adding that they plan to continue their vacation.
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