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June 21, 2019

Deaths of Kansas man, Pennsylvania woman in Dominican Republic newly scrutinized amid spate of tourist fatalities

The families of two U.S. citizens have come forward to Fox News to report that they died suddenly while visiting the Dominican Republic. They have been identified as Chris Palmer, a 41-year-old Army veteran from Kansas who died April 18, 2018, and Barbara Diane Maser-Mitchell, a 69-year-old retired nurse from Pennsylvania who died in September of 2016.

June 20, 2019

Juan Williams: Dominican Republic hasn't 'been transparent or clear' amid resort deaths

The Dominican government hasn't been explicit enough regarding suspicious deaths or illnesses in the popular vacation destination over the last year, according to Juan Williams.

June 20, 2019

Dominican Republic resort deaths prompt congressman to announce trip to Caribbean nation

Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., announced Thursday that he plans on travelling to the Dominican Republic to meet with officials in the Caribbean nation about the recent string of mysterious deaths of American citizens.

June 20, 2019

Dominican tourism minister says autopsy results will reveal causes of deaths, insists island is safe

The minister of tourism in the Dominican Republic insisted that the Caribbean island, which welcomed more than 6.5 million visitors from around the world last year, is safe to travel amid a rash of deaths of American tourists at luxury hotels and resorts.

June 20, 2019

Man whose family fell ill at Dominican Republic resort: 'Think twice, think hard' about traveling there

A man whose family fell ill on a recent vacation to the Dominican Republic told "Fox & Friends" Thursday that he would advise people to "think hard" about whether to travel to the Caribbean nation. 

June 19, 2019

Dominican tourism expert warns of 'catastrophe' if authorities stonewall in death probes

The picturesque, sandy beaches of the Dominican Republic have become the backdrop for a rash of deaths of U.S. tourists at luxury, all-inclusive hotels.

June 19, 2019

Dominican Republic's health ministry calls mysterious deaths 'fake news' as official lashes out in interview

Dominican Republic public health officials called reports of the rash of deaths of U.S. tourists at luxury resorts “fake news” aimed at undermining their tourism industry.

June 19, 2019

Family and friends of woman who died in Dominican Republic claim authorities are lying about past 'several heart attacks'

On Monday, Dominican Republic Public Health Minister Rafael Sanchez Cardenas said at a press conference that Leyla Cox, a New York hospital MRI technician who died suddenly on June 10 in her room at the Excellence resort, had an enlarged heart, high blood pressure and that she had suffered “several past heart attacks.”

June 19, 2019

Brother of New Jersey man who was found dead in Dominican Republic hotel room: 'Something is off there'

The brother of a New Jersey man who was found dead last week in his resort hotel room in the Dominican Republic spoke out Wednesday on "Fox & Friends," cautioning Americans to reconsider their vacation plans in the Caribbean nation. 

June 18, 2019

Son of tourist who died at luxury resort awaits Dominican AG's approval to get mother's blood sample to US

The son of a New York hospital technician who died suddenly in her room at an all-inclusive resort in Punta Cana on June 10 says the U.S. Embassy and his congressional representatives have helped pave the way for a sample of his mother's blood to be sent to the U.S. so that toxicology tests can be conducted.