Three American girls had been discovered lifeless over the weekend in a seaside resort in Belize, police mentioned Monday, and officers had been investigating the deaths as potential drug overdoses.
Belize police recognized the ladies as 23-year-old Kaoutar Naqqad, 24-year-old Imane Mallah and 26-year-old Wafae El-Arar, who had been staying on the Royal Kahal Seashore Resort. They did not launch extra particulars.
Town of Revere, Massachusetts, mentioned in a social media submit that the three girls had been native residents.
“The Metropolis of Revere extends our heartfelt condolences to the household and buddies of the three native girls who tragically and unexpectedly handed away in Belize,” town mentioned in a Fb submit.
Housing employees on the resort tried to contact the ladies a lot of instances on Friday, after surveillance footage confirmed them coming into their rooms Thursday evening and never coming again out, police mentioned in a press release. After employees acquired no response on Saturday morning, they used a grasp key to enter, and the ladies had been discovered immobile.
The reason for their deaths remained unconfirmed. First responders mentioned the ladies had been discovered with froth on their mouths, suggesting a potential drug overdose.
Police reported no indicators of pressured entry or seen accidents and officers discovered snacks, liquids, vapes and different digital units within the girls’s room.
The Royal Kahal is a luxurious beachfront resort on Ambergris Caye, situated in San Pedro City, Belize, in keeping with its web site.
Police mentioned they had been nonetheless investigating.
On December 30, 2024, the U.S. State Division issued a journey advisory for Belize due to crime.
“Violent crime – corresponding to sexual assault, dwelling invasions, armed robberies, and homicide – are widespread even in the course of the day and in vacationer areas,” the advisory mentioned.
