Police in the Bahamas are investigating the death of an American tourist at a resort on the same island where carbon monoxide poisoning killed three people in May.
The Royal Bahamas Police Force confirmed to CBS News that on Tuesday, an unidentified 70-year-old American tourist was found dead at an Exuma resort.
Police said the man complained of shortness of breath on Saturday and then later tested positive for COVID and directed to be quarantined in his room before dying.
A Royal Bahamas Police Force spokesman would not confirm which Exuma resort the man died at.
Police said the 70-year-old’s body would be taken to Nassau the next day where officials would conduct a post-mortem to determine the cause of his death.
The death comes months after three American tourists staying at a sandals resort on Great Exuma Island in the Bahamas died of carbon monoxide poisoning, reports CBS Miami.
On May 6, Michael and Robbie Phillips of Tennessee and Vincent Chiarella of Florida were found dead inside their villas at Sandals Emerald Bay Resort. Chiarella’s wife, Donice, also fell ill and was taken to a hospital in Florida where she recovered.
Following the deaths, Sandals Resort announced that it would install carbon monoxide detectors in all rooms of the Sandals Emerald Bay Resort.
“Ensuring the safety and well-being of our guests and team members is always of paramount importance. This is why we have taken additional measures such as engaging environmental safety experts to comprehensively review all systems at the resort,” the company said in a statement.