Police do not suspect foul play, Cooper said.īahamian Health Minister Dr. The identity of the three victims was not released. An additional American woman was airlifted to a hospital, Bahamas Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper said in a statement. The couple had sought medical attention the day before and returned to the hotel after receiving treatment at a facility, police said.

The couple in the second villa showed signs of 'convulsion,' according to police. Both were pronounced dead at the scene and also showed no signs of trauma. In the second villa, police discovered one man unresponsive and slouched against a bathroom wall, and another woman unresponsive on a bed. Police pronounced the first man dead on the scene and discovered no signs of trauma on his body. Staff at the Sandals resort Friday morning informed Bahamian police they had found the body of one man unresponsive in a villa and another man and woman unresponsive in another villa, according to police.

Out of respect for the privacy of the families, we have nothing further to add at this time.' We stand ready to provide all appropriate consular assistance. citizens in the Bahamas,' the State Department wrote in a statement to USA TODAY. 'We are closely monitoring local authorities’ investigation into the cause of death. The circumstances of their deaths were not released, but the Royal Bahamian Police Force said two of the individuals reported feeling ill and received medical treatment. The three were found dead and a fourth was hospitalized Friday at Sandals Emerald Bay Resort on the island of Great Exuma in the Bahamas. The State Department said Sunday that it is 'closely monitoring' a Royal Bahamian Police investigation into the deaths of three Americans at a Bahamas resort.

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