A group of Jimmy Buffett fans reportedly became violently sick during a trip to the Dominican Republic.
The Oklahoma-based group were visiting the Hotel Riu Palace Macao on an April group trip to Punta Cana when 47 out of the 114 people got so ill some were unable to leave their rooms.
Dana Flowers, a member of the Central Oklahoma Parrothead Association, told People: “We went [to Hotel Riu Palace Macao] for the week — some longer, some shorter. We were enjoying the beach and the pool, and about three or four days into the trip we started hearing about people getting sick. They were getting diarrhea, vomiting, dizziness, headaches.”
“It was some of the worst sick I’ve ever been, and I don’t normally ever get sick,” she added.
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Flowers, who also acts as the group’s travel agent, continued: “Most of them got an IV, then were prescribed a medicine for parasites. [They] didn’t do any testing, they just automatically gave them medicine for parasites.”
He added that most people who got sick either swam in one specific pool or drank at a specific bar.
Flowers also said two members of his group tested positive for salmonella after returning home.
The Hotel Riu Palace Macao said in a statement: “We are aware that three guests staying last April at this hotel and coming from the same group were attended by a possible case of gastroenteritis in our doctor’s office.”
“These events occurred after an external activity of this group outside the hotel, so we can not determine the exact origin of the stomach upset. No more similar cases were registered by other guests during the indicated date above.”
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At least six American tourists have died while on vacation in the Dominican Republic this year.
ET Canada has contacted Buffett’s rep for comment.
