American guests found dead at Sandals resort in Bahamas to be named today, police say
A fourth American, a woman, was taken to a Miami hospital for treatment in critical condition after she was found in a mansion with a dead man, Bahamas Royal Police Commissioner Paul Roll said on Sunday. The unidentified woman was initially airlifted to a hospital in the Bahamas capital.
This was stated by the current Prime Minister of the Bahamas Chester Cooper. According to Role, the authorities are waiting until the "official identification" is completed before publishing their names. Authorities were still trying to determine how they died Sunday.
Three deaths at Sandals Emerald Bay Resort in Great Exum have been confirmed by Sandals spokeswoman Stacy Royal and the U.S. State Department.
“We are closely monitoring the investigation of the causes of death by local authorities. We are ready to provide any appropriate consular assistance, ”the State Department said. "Out of respect for the privacy of families, we have nothing more to add at the moment."
Resort officials warned police shortly after 9 a.m. Friday that a man was found at the villa who did not respond to inquiries. According to a press release, on the way to the crime scene, police were told that another man and woman in another village were not responding.
Police found a “white man lying unconscious on the ground” at the first villa with no signs of injury. A doctor pronounced him dead, police said.
At the second villa, a second man was found "sent to the wall in the bathroom and unresponsive" and a woman "found on a bed in the bedroom", the statement said.
"Both showed signs of seizures," the press release said. No one showed signs of injury. The doctor also stated their death.
According to police, the man and woman from the second villa "complained of illness the night before" and went to the local medical facility before returning to their room.
On Friday, Cooper asked the country's health and welfare minister to lead a delegation of health, environment and community affairs officials in Exum County.
"There is nothing more important to Sandals Resorts than the safety of our guests," the resort said in a statement, adding that it is actively working "to help both the investigation and the families of the guests in any way possible."
"Out of respect for the privacy of our guests," Sandals could not disclose any additional information, the report said.
CNN’s Hira Humayun, Jason Hannah, Rebecca Rhys, Sarah Jorgensen and Suzanne Cullinan contributed to this report.