Monday 23 May 2022 11:13 PM Carbon monoxide killed three Americans at Sandals resort, claims new report trends now
A new report claims that the three American tourists found dead at a Sandals resort in the Bahamas died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Michael Phillips, 68, and Robbie Phillips, 65, of Tennessee, and Vincent Chiarella, 64, of Florida, were all found dead on May 6 inside neighboring villas at the resort on Great Exuma Island. The trio were not traveling together.
Vincent's 65-year-old wife, Donnis, was last said to be in good condition and recovering nicely at a hospital in Miami.
A pathologist is releasing a report today saying that carbon monoxide poisoning was determined to be the cause of death, according to the Nassau Guardian.
Several recent reviewers on TripAdvisor reported seeing bugs in their rooms and one guest speculated that issues with the air conditioning may have caused Freon poisoning.
All three had reportedly sought medical treatment while staying at the Sandals, the Nassau Guardian reported.
A spokesperson for Sandals would not comment on the possibility of food poisoning and referred DailyMail.com to an earlier statement.
Vincent Chiarella, left, was found dead at a Bahamas resort on Friday morning by his wife, Donnis, right, who is now in critical condition at a Florida hospital
Bahamian officials identified two of the three Americans who were found dead at a resort on Friday as Michael Phillips, 68, left, and his wife, Robbie Phillips, 65, of Tennessee. They are pictured on another vacation in September
The couple worked as travel agents for Sandals resorts, where they apparently loved to stay
A second autopsy will now be carried out by an American pathologist looking into the deaths of three Americans at a luxury resort in the Bahamas
One day before her death, Robbie posted pictures of the beach to her Facebook as she apparently tried to sell others on the idea of the resort
Reviews on TripAdvisor suggest that the resort has gone into a state of disrepair recently.
Michael T. wrote a review May 8, days after the incident and said that he had booked a trip to the resort after enjoying himself last year.
The second trip, however, was markedly different.
'What we experienced is a resort in a state of disrepair and drastically under staffed,' Michael wrote. 'Air conditioning, plumbing, no towels, employees that were new and poorly trained, and staff that seemed to be over worked. Tragically we had to experience the death of three guests and injury of a fourth. It was very difficult to relax to say the least under these circumstances.'
He added that he 'can not see myself returning anytime soon' to the resort.
Reviewer Cameron H. referenced the tragedy and noted that 'the resort did nothing to comfort their guests or even let them know they are safe.'
They also said the resort needed major renovation and called the food 'horrible.'
Gabrielle K. referenced having problems with the thermostat, poor service and being unable to close a door due to a jam.
Other reviewers