3 American Tourists Found Dead At Sandals Resorts In Bahamas After Complaining Of Illness

Officials in the Bahamas are investigating after three American tourists were found dead at the Sandals resort after complaining of an illness.

On Friday, the Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper released a statement confirming the deaths of two men and a woman.

Another American woman also complained of an illness and was airlifted to a hospital in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas. The condition of that tourist was not shared.

Police at the George Town station were called to the resort just after 9 a.m. when staff found a man unresponsive on the bedroom floor of his villa.

A second man and a woman were found unresponsive in a different villa. The man was discovered on the bathroom floor and the woman was found on a bed. “Both individuals showed signs of convulsion,” the police said in a press release.

However, officials said there were “no signs of trauma found” on any of the victims.

The man and woman who were found in the second villa said an initial complained of an illness the night before their deaths. They sought treatment at a medical facility and returned to their villa.

Although Cooper did not name the resort as the location of the American tourists’ deaths, Sandals Emerald Bay in Exuma revealed three guests died.

“A health emergency was initially reported and following our protocols we immediately alerted emergency medical professionals and relevant local authorities,” Sandals Resorts said in a statement on Saturday morning.

The all-inclusive resorts company did not disclose further information about the incident “out of respect for the privacy of our guests.”

“Nothing is more important to Sandals Resorts than the safety of our guests,” the resort statement continued.

“We are actively working to support both the investigation as well as the guests’ families in every way possible during this difficult time.”

The cause of death is still unknown, however, Cooper was advised that “foul play is not suspected.”