*Dang, here’s another story of a tourist dying in the Dominican Republic. The unfortunate victim is Khalid Adkins and was such a big fan of the island nation that he planned to retire there.
Perhaps the Denver father planned on spending his last days there, but we’re sure he didn’t envision going out like this.
Tragically, on Tuesday, Adkins, 46, passed away at a Santo Domingo hospital after suddenly falling ill on Sunday. His death now becomes the latest in a string of seemingly mysterious or unexpected deaths in that country in recent months.
The story goes that he had traveled to the town of Punta Cana with his daughter Mia Adkins last week to visit at least one property he was looking to buy, the NY Daily News reported on Thursday.
Mia Adkins told the news outlet that she returned from the Dominican Republic, but her father stayed behind to spend more time in the country. Unfortunately, when he tried to return on Sunday, he fell sick on the plane, dripping in sweat and vomiting in the aircraft’s bathroom before departure, and was kicked off the flight, a family member said in a GoFundMe page this week.
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Meanwhile, Adkins’ older brother, Alpha, said Khalid was taken to the hospital and was diagnosed with kidney failure, but family members are not sure what caused the illness or whether his medical history played any role in the death. At this point, Khalid Adkins’ body is undergoing an autopsy in the Dominican Republic, his brother said.
Mia Adkins, 21, wrote on her Facebook page that her father “got super sick” the day she returned home. The Colorado dad did have some medical issues in the past, but he seemed healthy for the past 10 years or so, Alpha Adkins said.
The U.S. Department of State confirmed the death in an email Thursday, but it would not name the deceased.
“We can confirm the death of a U.S. citizen in the Dominican Republic on June 25,” a spokesman wrote. “We offer our sincerest condolences to the family for their loss. Out of respect for the family during this difficult time, we do not have additional information to provide.”
The news of Khalid Adkins’ death in the DR is another hit the country has to take as the wave of deaths to tourists continues. Adkins’ passing comes days after another American unexpectedly died while visiting the popular Caribbean destination. Vittorio Caruso, 56, of Glen Cove, N.Y., went into respiratory distress and died last week after having a drink at a Santo Domingo resort.
If visiting the Dominican Republic was on your bucket list, you might want to reconsider unless you really want to kick the bucket.
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