The Dominican Republic has appeared unwelcoming to American tourists in most recent months.
It has been confirmed; Robert Bell Wallace, 67, a California businessman, has died after a trip to the Caribbean island.
Mr. Wallace is the sixth person to die after a brief stay in The Dominican Republic in a matter of weeks.
In an interview, Wallace’s niece, Chloe Arnold, explained that he traveled to the island back in April to attend the wedding of a family member and stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
The man apparently fell very ill after drinking alcohol from the resort’s mini bar.
Arnold spoke to several media outlets and revealed that her uncle’s health began to deteriorate after consuming Scotch from the resort.
She explained that Wallace’s sudden illness surprised his surroundings because he was in excellent health and was an avid traveler.
The woman revealed: “He was fine. He and his wife arrived there at around midnight on April 10. On April 11 he had scotch from the minibar. He started feeling very sick; he had blood in his urine and stool right afterward.”
Wallace, who ran a construction business, was seen by a Dominican doctor who decided to send him to the hospital on April 13 and he died the following day.
Despite the many pleas, Dominican authorities have been stalling and declined to share the cause of death.
Arnold said she decided to speak out because she is hoping it will push officials to give answers, and she wants to warn other Americans about the island.
As reported previously, several Americans have lost their lives while visiting the Dominican Republic.
Miranda Schaup-Werner, a Pennsylvania woman, who was staying at the Bahia Principe La Romana, passed away in May after falling ill after drinking from the mini bar.
In 2018, David Harrison, who stayed at the same Hard Rock resort as Wallace, died under unexplainable circumstances.
In late May, the bodies of a couple from Maryland, Edward Holmes, 63, and Cynthia Day, 49, were discovered in their room at the Bahia Principe La Romana.
The FBI has decided to open an investigation into the matter and is awaiting a series of tests conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization at the resorts where the deaths occurred.
