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Tragedy Strikes as Colombian Tourist Drowns on Saona Island

Tragedy Strikes as Colombian Tourist Drowns on Saona Island

Second Colombian native to drown in the DR in less than a year

A native tourist from Colombia drowned while enjoying an excursion on Saona Island, east of the Dominican Republic.

The deceased was identified as Oscar Esteban Palacios, 53 years old. According to authorities, he died from asphyxiation due to immersion.

The body will be sent to the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif), for corresponding purposes and then begin the repatriation process to Colombia.

The man was accompanied by his family in the Saona Island. She was on vacation in the Dominican Republic since Saturday, January 20.

Is Saona Island dangerous?

The beautiful beaches of the Saona Island They are not dangerous at all. Every day, about five thousand tourists from different countries take excursions to that destination. The majority stay in hotels in Punta Cana and travel to that area for a day through the services offered by travel agencies.

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View of the catamaran, one of the means of transport for tourists to Saona Island

Second Colombian tourist drowned in the DR in less than a year

The unfortunate event in which he perished Oscar Esteban Palacios It is the second that has to do with Colombia that is registered in the Dominican beaches in less than a year.

In February 2023, the Colombian died under the same conditions Cristhian David Lasso Vallejo, 36 years, while bathing at Esmeralda beach, in El Seibo.

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