US EditionCarbon monoxide killed 3 American tourists found unconscious in Belize
- On Thursday, March 27, 2025, police are investigating the deaths of three women from Revere, Massachusetts, Koutar Naqqad, Imane Mallah, and Wafae El-Arar, who were found dead in February at the Royal Kahal Beach Resort in San Pedro, Belize.
- The women, originally from Morocco, were on vacation in Belize, and their deaths were initially investigated with possible causes including carbon monoxide poisoning and overdoses.
- Gian Cho, executive director of the Belize National Forensic Science Services, confirmed that the women, aged 23, 24, and 26, died from fatal exposure to carbon monoxide, leading to acute pulmonary edema, with toxicology tests showing no drugs in their systems but carboxyhemoglobin levels higher than 60%.
- Belize Police Commissioner Chester Williams noted that the bodies showed no signs of injury, though vomit was present, and authorities conducted a second test for carbon monoxide after initial testing showed no signs.
- The families of the deceased, who held a vigil last month, released a joint statement expressing they were shattered by the loss but heartened by the investigation results, stating the official finding puts to rest initial reports and that they are still awaiting the results of an independent review by Massachusetts authorities.
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Officials Say 3 American Women Died of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Despite Initial Sweep Showing No Sign of It
Three Massachusetts women who died in Belize in February died due to carbon monoxide poisoning, according to a report from Belize officials. Wafae El Arar, 26; Imane Mallah, 24; and […] The post Officials Say 3 American Women Died of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Despite Initial Sweep Showing No Sign of It appeared first on The Western Journal.
Young American tourists' cause of death revealed after they were found 'motionless' at beach resort
Belize officials have revealed the cause of death for three Massachusetts women who were found dead in their hotel room last month during their vacation to the Central American country.
Carbon monoxide killed 3 American tourists found unconscious in Belize
The Belize National Forensics Science Service executive director, Gian Cho, said Thursday that carbon monoxide poisoning killed three American women found dead while at a vacation resort there in February.
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