in minibars or in the liquor dispensers, it could also be an inhaled toxic or even something topical. the deaths are very curious. if we look at these people, they had very few, if any, pre-existing illness and suddenly, succumbed. so we don t have answers. tucker: now, at least one report suggested that bootleg lick, methanol could be to blame away. does bootleg liquor poisoning look like? methanol was mentioned. that s an exactly and derivative that can cause damage to the lungs if it is ingested and it s quick. the leakyness or pulmonary adema that can occur in the lungs, can be pro found, causing respiratory disstress, and eventually, respiratory arrest.
died. most after suddenly falling ill or just after leaving. the hard rock hotel linked to 2 deaths has removed fill bottle liquor dispensers. what is in that dispenser killed by people. we are joined by a toxicologist and a professor of medicine. doctor, what in a mini-bar could kill a tourist? right now we have no answers, but we have lot of questions. any toxin that could be in a bottle that people then swallow could cause problems. what precisely that toxin is, is unknown.
hard rock hotel is getting rid of all liquor dispensers from all hotel rooms. they are also bringing on a u.s. health care facility to make sure that their clinic is up to u.s. and international standards. we also got a chance to sit down with the tourist administrator. he told us that there simply is no mystery surrounding the deaths. we asked him how he would respond if the investigation shows otherwise? there is also the investigation, you will learn, and we will learn, if there is something that has failed, the appropriate disciplinary measures will be taken. but we cannot anticipate the results of the investigation. they are all waiting for the results of the toxicology reports that the fbi is helping out with. we could get some sort of result may be next month.
tech made in china and those holes could be made for spying. a new york man has died while vacationing in the dominican republic. the tenth american tourist to die there in the past year. his family was told he died of respiratory arrest and possibly a heart attack. meantime, the hard rock hotel said it s removing the liquor dispensers from guest room mini bars. it says the decision has nothing to do with two deaths there. a body cam video shows a local police officer who was first on the scene responding to cries coming from the basement of a house that was fully engulfed. back up, back up, back up. back up.
happening one of the resorts in the dr making some changes. the hard rock hotel where two of the 12 have died says that it is removing liquor dispensers. the resort is also bringing in an american health facility to make sure that it s on-site health clinic is up to u.s. and international standards paid when we sat down with the tour administrator, he said that there is no mystery surroundinge deaths. the investigation shows otherwise. he says appropriate disciplinary measures will be taken. why do we request the innervation of the fbi? because that dominican republic has nothing to hide. and we want the truth of the origin of the deaths even though the autopsies are completed to come to light. families who have lost a loved one saying that they are still very suspicious about what is going on, they do not buy the explanation to the situation, it has been an exaggeration.