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A New York Mom Becomes The Latest Reported Fatality In Dominican Republic

<div>Roommates&comma; the Dominican Republic may not be the hottest touring destination&comma; after the island claims its 11th life in the last month&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>According to New York Post&comma; 38-year-old Donette Edge Cannon of Queens&comma; N&period;Y&period; was vacationing in D&period;R&period; with her family&period; They were all set to spend five days at Punta Cana resort&comma; but Donette did not make it&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>The group told The Post they had experienced minor stomach issues over the course of the trip&comma; but were not concerned for their well being&comma; until day five&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&&num;8220&semi;For us&comma; throughout the trip&comma; we kept using the bathroom&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Donette&&num;8217&semi;s sister&comma; Candace&comma; said&period; &&num;8220&semi;We went to a restaurant in the same condition&comma; anytime we ate we were using the bathroom&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>On the final night of the trip&comma; the group reportedly went to dinner&comma; then went dancing and ultimately headed back to their rooms&period; But in the middle of the night&comma; Donette reportedly woke up with stomach pains&comma; began to vomit and experienced diarrhea&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>When her condition seemed to be worsening&comma; the family decided to call a doctor&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&&num;8220&semi;My cousin said&comma; &&num;8216&semi;It&&num;8217&semi;s getting worse&period; I&&num;8217&semi;m going to have the medics come and check her out&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Candace recalled&period; &&num;8220&semi;Once they got to the room&comma; she fell unconscious and they took her to the hospital&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>Once the family arrived at the hospital&comma; they made emergency responders aware that Donette did have diabetes&comma; but had never suffered sickness such as this&period; Some hours later&comma; Donette passed away due to kidney failure&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&&num;8220&semi;Their conclusion was renal failure&comma; but it never addressed what initially got her sick in the first place&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Candace said&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>After recent reports of other fatal tourist visits to the island&comma; the family is now concerned Donette was a victim of something bigger&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&&num;8220&semi;I think now that looking at the other incidents that it is definitely something deeper and shed light on their healthcare practices&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Candace told The Post&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>The family has reportedly vowed they would never return to the country&comma; and urges others to be cautious about traveling&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"50552" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;a-new-york-mom-becomes-the-latest-reported-fatality-in-dominican-republic&sol;" data-secure&equals;"297956f1df"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;font-size&colon; 25px&semi;font-weight&colon; 600&semi;">What Do You Think Roomies&quest;<&sol;div> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions wpra-static-emojis size-medium" style&equals;"border-color&colon; 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