Mystery Surrounds American Tourist Deaths At Bahamas Resort

Questions are swirling around the shocking deaths of three Americans at a luxury hotel in the Bahamas. While investigators are not sure what caused their deaths, at least one couple complained about feeling sick the day before. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports for TODAY.
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#Bahamas #Travel #Vacation

[@blondeboyworld]

Multiple people getting sick is not a isolated situation. Shut that place down until it's figured out and if any charges should be filed against the owners.

[@baddie1shoe]

There have been stories of poisoning.

[@sainjawoof3506]

It is considered isolated, when it is limited to one area/building/room, and only those within are symptomatic.

[@bamagrl26]

That's to much like common sense especially when the authorities have "Ruled Out" foul play. 🙄

[@treeyellow4627]

I agree

[@2TMarie]

Sounds similar to what happened, in 2019, in the Dominican Republic.

[@deanruthlessrecords]

Very good point...!!! I completely forgot about that?!?! Also I remember just a few years ago, in Mexico, many people died on resorts due to “tainted alcohol”.

[@projectbarbi871]

When I first read this story I remembered 2019. Needless to say that was dropped and never brought up again.

[@getinline5145]

Thank you. I thought this sounded like something that had happened before in that area.

[@TheLadyaec]

Gas leak sounds similar to what happened in Cuba the day before.

[@justlikehoney1859]

That resort looks like it’s falling apart in general. Who wants to stay there now?!

[@maxalberts2003]

Who would want to stay there to begin with? Yuck.

[@doris033]

Ignorance…it’s a rustic look .

[@snsn7251]

Never drink the water in a foreign country. Always drink bottled water

[@kelololove6229]

Water in the Bahamas is one of cleanest waters

[@dd4850]

The Bahamas has the cleanest water stfu 😂

[@larsonfamilyhouse]

Also drink bottled in your own country. Or get an ro filter, it’s cheaper, it’s not clean anywhere

[@stacyjd2759]

Thats what visitors are told when travelling to America...."never drink the water there...have bottled water."

[@warispeaceignoranceisstren704]

Never drink tap water in ANY country!😂

[@truthreignsforever9286]

“Do not suspect foul play”? Right

[@ronkanady1471]

My wife and I went to this resort and after the first night we were sick for 14 days and this was three years ago it's in their water

[@truthreignsforever9286]

I’d only drink bottled water in any country

[@keithbell9348]

Ron. Generally staff is supposed to post alerts or verbally remind their guests about water or any other consumable food or beverage quality if it is tainted or otherwise. Of course you know this. But I find this surprising that it happend to you guys that long ago? I am curious to know how the management responded to what you guys went thru.

[@candisham1978]

May be use of dangerous pesticides around the resort.

[@WVgirl1959]

@@truthreignsforever9286 exactly but you can't get away from taking showers.

[@WVgirl1959]

We went there 25 years ago but other than using the showers we trying to bottled water. We learned that if you ordered room service you got it way better deal and got free bottled water and portions were much larger.

[@62Cristoforo]

There is no mystery, this happens all the time, dozens of US and Canadian tourists have died in these resorts from the unregulated and unlicensed use of highly toxic and dangerous pesticides and herbicides applied by untrained but otherwise well meaning hotel housekeeping staff.

[@princessangerloo5905]

Can you elaborate? Are these chemicals something that is ingested through the air? Or something that would be on surfaces? I’ve also heard that resorts sell alcohol that is essentially bootleg and people can die from that also

[@TurningJazzy]

@@princessangerloo5905 lol do you know how cheap alcohol is in the bahamas? Lol omg thats the craziest thing ever

[@princessangerloo5905]

@@TurningJazzy There was a story about a girl who died in Mexico because she drank unregulated alcohol the bar was serving🥺 It was a whole news story

[@avion1963]

Bad rum probably

[@Splexsychiick]

@@avion1963 not in The Bahamas.

[@negative74]

The paralysis, edema, nausea, vomiting, convulsions, etc can be signs of organophosphate poisoning

[@AlexandraPeters70]

True !

[@stoptrudeau42]

It's fine they just got there boosters. It's working as planned

[@johnmack8904]

🐀 💉 be a good lab rat and get your free cheese 🧀

[@haleyt3754]

@@stoptrudeau42 the joke is funny but it definitely wasn’t because of that

[@larsonfamilyhouse]

@@stoptrudeau42 they’re not gonna take out the ppl who did what they said, obviously

[@ronbennett7885]

Most visitors have no problems, but for those who do, U.S. regulations and laws don't apply. Corruption is very bad in many places compared to the U.S. Probably insecticides, but authorities may muddy the waters, so the truth is never known. Hope it doesn't play out that way, but has in the past at various island resorts.

[@ppumpkin3282]

There are many drugs that they have been given, either to disable them for a robbery, or they could have purchased a drug for recreation that was tainted.

[@maxalberts2003]

@@ppumpkin3282 These are suburban types in their 60s. I doubt they were looking to score.

[@petersrightbut8297]

Insecticides?

[@DjD5]

Please don’t be naive, corruption is just as bad if not worse in the U.S…let’s be honest…we are no shining example of integrity.✌🏼

[@fswfromthegroundup1848]

Good thing there was a survivor to give account leading up to this. Alarming that two separate units, on opposite side of each other,dealing with the same thing. May the truth be revealed and the loved ones be comforted.

[@Splexsychiick]

Could be a split air unit. So like the AC for each part had it's own control but they all connect to the same main unit. Or central air for both parts...who knows. Not me.

[@TheLadyaec]

They said the other side of the unit.

[@mefford67]

Isolated? Multiple people with symptoms of poisoning and a few deaths is considered isolated? 😳

[@doris033]

Yes …because it’s only a few people,If it was the entire resort and repetitive then it wouldn’t be considered isolated .

[@TheLadyaec]

To that unit

[@dc8061]

I'm a bahamian and i worked at sandals exuma. Sandals is a nasty place and i wouldn't let my dog stay there.

[@jesusareosaduarte4934]

@2:42 reporter says it's so unthinkable you go to vacation in paradise and you die and you don't know the reason why. Can one still think after death?

[@JohnWickkkk]

We should be asking you that

[@robertgadziola1601]

So what say you Jesus?

[@NicandCarlareactions]

Man imagine the people who already have their flights and hotels booked 😳

[@weesebowski8651]

They interviewed several people coming in and were told the news. Probably very concerned about their stay to.

[@shelbycrenshaw]

We are planned to go in September.... maybe not now

[@dfa3366]

It could be a parasite in the beach water. I can't imagine people drinking tap water from their hotel. I don't do that even in the US.

[@rncine]

@ doug avila I know, I live in Florida and always drink bottled water 😂

[@larsonfamilyhouse]

I don’t even do that in my own home lol you can’t brush your teeth with it either

[@warispeaceignoranceisstren704]

There are no parasites in our waters and our beaches are the cleanest! If you doubt that, just question the "American fishermen" that "take nearly 100,000 lbs of seafood" out of "Bahamian Waters ever day!"

[@dfa3366]

@@warispeaceignoranceisstren704 parasites have nothing to do with dirty beaches.

[@TheLadyaec]

Bahamas tap water is better than US tap water bc it's from the ground which has filtering limestone. Unless it's connected city water or brackish.

[@negative74]

I wonder about environmental contaminant? I'd be curious about maintenance records, to see pest treatment/insecticide, or when the duplex had water heater repairs. gas leak? residual pest control treatment?

[@memsat2001]

this happens ALL THE TIME IN THESE RESORTS-TOTALLY UNSAFE!!

[@christophermichael.w.7577]

Similar cases resulted from the use of pesticides.

[@jessicanolastname8928]

My guess is a spider bite…

[@CooeeChris1]

CIGUATERA... no one checks for this... I bet they ate fish and got this. I did and nearly died of it 22 years ago.. go and read about it...

[@2ndChanceAtLife]

Mold hidden inside the walls.

[@Sarahstarr1000]

Sounds like the same thing when those people drank the little bottles of alcohol in their refrigerator in the room. They were poisoned.

[@hojuniverse]

I was looking into going there but not now! Especially because they are so secretive when things like this happen.

[@warispeaceignoranceisstren704]

Come to Atlantis, it's better here

[@TrangLe-kc6os]

Rest In Peace 🙏🙏🙏

[@Androctonus84]

It's not all that mysterious. As soon as I heard where it was, and what the symptoms were and their progression, it was petty clear that it was likely ciguatera poisoning. It fits every detail perfectly.

[@el3103]

What’s that

[@JoshuaDavidNeri]

But wouldn’t other people have had the fish too? Maybe off site? But odds are there would be more.

[@richarddavis7859]

Methyl alcohol poisoning. Almost a certainty. The amount of locals and tourists who are victims of methyl alcohol poisoning are staggering.

[@larsonfamilyhouse]

2:42 “you go to paradise on vacation, you die, and you don’t have any idea why right now”

[@roddychristodoulou9111]

I'm very concerned as my daughter and her husband are there right now and he's complaining of flu like symptoms and a general feeling of being unwell . WTF is going on here .

[@myhappygecko2895]

They should leave immediately.

[@2ndChanceAtLife]

Hidden mold inside the walls.

[@myhappygecko2895]

@@2ndChanceAtLife for real?

[@roddychristodoulou9111]

Thank you for caring , I've since spoken to them on messenger and she's taken him to a clinic where he's under observation but they don't think it's serious .

[@tyetudor2457]

Hows he doing now? Did he have covid?

[@wjatube]

Happened a few years ago and traced to the liquor in the minibar. Of course we never hear who is responsible because it's a billion dollar tourism industry.

[@SMMBHQ-cg2zy]

THIS IS NO MYSTERY , THE MYSTERY IS WHY AMERICANS KEEP GOING .

[@warispeaceignoranceisstren704]

Keep going where?

[@doris033]

Everywhere in the Bahamas isn’t the same.It’s a great place to visit!

[@robertgadziola1601]

So true. Only for the wealthy.

[@reginapolo3357]

Random poisoning?

[@deanruthlessrecords]

I’m assuming?! Very short time ago, Mexico had several deaths on resorts due to tainted alcohol!

[@reginapolo3357]

@@deanruthlessrecords right...i can see the same happening

[@ecuadorexpat8558]

Same thing happened in the DR when alcohol at the bar was tainted w a toxic substance..

[@Cornus]

This reporter belongs on a soap opera. Who talks like that? The story is interesting enough and just goes ridiculous with the narration.

[@bethwondrely4371]

It sounds like poisoning

[@Glowsaphinebaker]

Who knew there were so many doctors and forensic pathologist in the comment section. Medical school must be a breeze these days😂😂😂

[@CoCo-yv3hl]

Check the food & alcohol

[@user-xg4hn1mp3o]

Y'all keep on going to these places and think it's sweet

[@junebug7923]

This is very suspicious

[@juliadouglas872]

This has happened at other resorts down there.

[@helensmith8325]

so sad and scary. condolences to the families. ? insecticide? this has happened before.

[@stephaniemabee2830]

I stayed at Sandals Jamaica in 2018. I got stung by a tarantula hawk wasp on the first evening and by the 3rd day I had to go to the on site doctor clinic due to the beginnings of sepsis at the sting site. After giving me 2 shots, I fell violently ill for days.

[@kellycraddock269]

Omg

[@sueathomas69]

This is not the first time something like this has happened! I must research further!🤔 Somebody needs to check the beverages they drank, food, room air quality and autopsies should determine if the ingested something or something else, such as foul play! All employees who had access to the guess needs to be vamped! And I mean everyone!💔😕

[@kp7castin150]

Like I said they steal the good alcohol and replaced with mf ethanol and that kills you

[@ppumpkin3282]

Local authorities suspect no foul play. Surprise, surprise.

[@sigma_curry]

Paying an arm and a leg to stay in a resort only to die by some poisoning.

[@annepankau8329]

How were the 2 couples related? They were in the same building it seems. Did they eat in same place?

[@faylestock4086]

Could it be side effects from Covid vaccines??

[@Travelleramit]

Poisoning 🤔

[@thisbushnell2012]

also symptoms of nerve gasses and other poisons used as insecticides......If the sheets are treated with insecticides........

[@GaisSacredCreations]

Sounds more like food poisoning, toxic shellfish, or seafood that had traces of algae bloom poisoning. Not everyone eats at the resort, people will go to private homes and eat with the locals or eat fresh seafood down on the beach being sold by street vendors.

[@TheLadyaec]

Convulsing?

[@deanruthlessrecords]

Scary Scary Scary

[@kennethbailey6634]

This type of stuff was going on a few years ago at another resort. What is going on here.

[@angusosborne3151]

Tropical resorts, the getaway of a lifetime.

[@larsonfamilyhouse]

Get away for good!

[@ew374]

What’s going on in the Bahamas!

[@femmebrulee5053]

I thought they said it was faulty air conditioning units

[@kennethblake454]

Radiation!!

[@twincam825]

Trying to blame A/c that is totaled BS.

[@warispeaceignoranceisstren704]

Alcohol poisoning

[@adrianabermudez6426]

the same happened in Dominican Republic about 2 years ago, many USA tourist dead

[@AlternateReality-0879]

So sad

[@JoeLepp]

They drank methanol. My guess is Sandals is being cheap with their alcohol and bought some cheep moonshine for their mixed drinks rather than real alcohol. Methanol can happen with homemade distilleries. This happens every couple years at resorts in third world countries. This will be forgotten, no one will be caught, and it will happen again in 3 years at another resort, I guarantee it.

[@firefeethok_tui2355]

I would want to know what they ate…sushi? Blow fish or other poisonous fish contaminate? Paralyzing sx point to paralytic toxin from food source. This is awful.

[@tyetudor2457]

Tourists tend to do things in vacation they would never do at home

[@meeky0420]

Sandal is expensive, I can’t imagine being there right now…

[@coralthompson7768]

I hope they test for poisoning. Some people sometimes "shoot themselves in the foot." Trying to disrupt the travel and tourism industry.

[@Lucysil1970]

Sounds like carbon monoxide or some sort of chemical used for fertilizer or pest control.

[@mariamorgan6903]

I am not going to the Bahamas any time soon

[@sandrahawley1486]

rich people who can afford vacations, with grown children. Who cares really when we have trouble putting food on the table?

[@cindygriffiths5917]

Any chance it was from extermination Thy happened I St. John a few years ago . Wrong kind of bug extermination done

[@marietaylor5174]

These problems can occur anywhere, but I will take my chances at well known name brand hotels.

[@myhappygecko2895]

isnt sandals a well known brand?

[@JohnLaMonte]

Poisoned by the filth.

[@GreenMntMoto]

Fish? Heavy metal poison?

[@breannebitar7790]

Other news outlets have said it was a leaky AC unit. It was basically leaking anti-freeze which killed them.

[@seemsgood85]

Wow, that's horrible.

[@dd4850]

I doubt that. You would have to drink the antifreeze…

[@annsmith7196]

That’s from a random guest’s Tweet.

[@breannebitar7790]

@@annsmith7196 It was from a guest that was in the villa next to them.

[@breannebitar7790]

@K Spring Who knows. It came from a guest that was in the villa next to them.

[@trienasee2136]

I read that the workers pour the GOOD Liquor out to use for themselves and mix rubbing alcohol in the empty/almost empty bottles that they serve to the guests. This cause kidney and liver damage almost immediately. Note to guests: Go to local liquor stores and buy your own alcohol with a seal on the cap. The life you save will be your own.

[@badengua4290]

In the Caribbean we as the people are vaccinated against certain diseases maybe they aren't vaccinated or immune to maybe 1 or 2 of these diseases and that's what killed them or maybe its something wrong.

[@bodhiswayze1892]

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning? I don’t know what happened, but my heart goes out to their families.

[@tigerlilly9038]

Again???????

[@NoNo-ce8xb]

GAS ... THE SILENT KILLER . Working at a golf "Resort" here in the US and just seeing how terrible the hidden conditions are this dose not suprize me ... Most all the "Resorts " that are over 5 years old have Mold growing so bad you can swim in it ... they just paint over it every 6 months like a boat

[@TheLadyaec]

Thankful for no kaboom.

[@bigtip8371]

Poisoning

[@robertfromadventuresofrobe335]

Maybe they actually flew to the Bahamas in the main cabin on United.

[@iloveactorstoo]

Do not go list now

[@pattilogston9222]

What’s in the water

[@warispeaceignoranceisstren704]

What water? Salt water or drinking water?

[@losteroni]

A lot of these places use home made liquor .

[@warispeaceignoranceisstren704]

We don't make homemade liquor, we have a brewery for that! Where tf do you think this is Estonia? The Bahamas is the closest Country to the United States of America besides Canada and Mexico 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@tesskaiser2190]

Its carbon monoxide poisoning. Seizure, vomiting. Nausea vomiting. It all fits

[@maryblais7791]

I am thinking botulism …. Paralysis, swelling and nausea and vomiting.

[@muffinharris4872]

come to Hawaii you are safe

[@tacomatrd510]

Poison for sure

[@hakeemtheplace2959]

Its going to be a big cover up.

[@audreykuhn2724]

Did they have access to pufferfish there?

[@truckerrichierich3088]

Won’t be staying there!

[@dd4850]

Probably bad backyard liquor.

[@TheLadyaec]

If two felt better after coming from the doctor to return , then maybe it was the building.

[@AveryBlackman]

Side effects of the .......🤔

[@gardenlifelove9815]

They were poisoned by sealife or food

[@queens2nd2none]

What in the X Files season 4? 🤔

[@adamlawrence3694]

Sounds like snake venom

[@warispeaceignoranceisstren704]

The Bahamas doesn't have poisonous snakes🤦🏾‍♂️

[@MH_297]

What’s odd is why didn’t the one person help the other? Did they both perish at the same time? Wouldn’t the wife have seen the husband slumped in the bathroom or vice versa wouldn’t he have seen her in the bedroom? Did they both die instantaneously at the same time? That would be carbon monoxide poisoning then?

[@sandrahawley1486]

rich people don't care about each other. They are inhumane.

[@sweetdiva590]

Using drugs that were bought there???

[@giocomosmith6976]

Bet they find they had Legionnaires Disease!

[@MarleneMeier]

Poisonous snake/spider???

[@caesarzave9609]

inspect the water sources for naegleria fowleri

[@jeffgiddens9107]

ciguatera fish poisoning.

[@tim-othy1]

Could be black mold or nasty water from the City?

[@dd4850]

And Bahamas has some of the cleanest drinking water in the world

[@warispeaceignoranceisstren704]

@@dd4850 is the person who made the original comment a girl or boy?🤣

[@tim-othy1]

@@dd4850 since they had multiple cases of this with different families I’m gonna take a guess and guess black mold. Look up the symptoms for black mold. And btw what female has the name Timothy? Just sayin.

[@poonetidestroyer8955]

It’s that insecticide spray 100 percent

[@fionabuck3937]

I was born in Nassau in 1963. It was still a British colony then. We moved in 1972 when it became independent from Britain. I wouldn't go near it now

[@Elo-hv3fw]

Box Jelly fish ?