A Whitehall Township woman is one of a reported six people who died recently while on vacation in the Dominican Republic.

Forty-one-year-old Miranda Schaup-Werner died May 25, according to spokespersons at the resort she and her husband were staying in. Reports indicate the couple checked in that day at Luxury Bahia Principe Bouganville, La Romana. Schaup-Werner collapsed soon after she had a drink from the minibar.

Five days later, a Maryland couple was found dead in their room at Grand Bahia Principe, also in La Romana.

Police originally said all three died of respiratory failure and pulmonary edema; however, it was determined Schaup-Werner’s alleged cause of death was a heart attack that led to respiratory failure.

Fox News reported June 9 that another U.S. tourist had died in April. According to the report, the man, from California, was a guest at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino resort, Punta Cana, and became ill after having a drink from the minibar in his room.

A Maryland widow has also gone public about concerns regarding the death of her husband last year at the same Hard Rock resort, according to Fox News.

New York Post reported June 10 that another Pennsylvania woman, 51, died in June 2018 at the Bahia Principe resort, Punta Cana. Relatives are now questioning her death, according to the account.

The Bahia Principe resort released a statement on its Facebook page claiming that inaccurate and false information was being spread by the media. It states, in part:

“Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts would like to express our deep respect to the authorities and the ongoing investigations.

“We reiterate our firm commitment to collaborating completely with the authorities and hope for a prompt resolution of their inquiries and actions and will not be making any further statements that may interfere with them.

“As a result of the misinformation that has been published, which we wholeheartedly disagree with, Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts has suffered great damage to its image and reputation.

“The safety and comfort of our guests and staff stand at the core of our company values, and we work daily to ensure it.”

ABC News reported June 7 that the deaths could, in fact, be unrelated. The Dominican Republic’s minister of tourism said pre-existing health conditions could have been the cause of the deaths, adding toxicology results could take a month.

According to a New York Post article published June 10, experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization are on site at the Bahia Principe to conduct some testing.