The family of a Maryland man found dead in the Bahamas during a family vacation earlier this month is pleading for “international help.”
The Bahamas Royal Police Force confirmed that 23-year-old Dinari McAlmont drowned on April 6, just 12 hours after arriving at Paradise Island in Nassau with his parents on April 9.
According to Marcelle Bacchus, McAlmont’s aunt, the victim’s body was supposed to be released from a mortuary on April 10 but was delayed due to a spelling error in his name, as mentioned in an April 11 Facebook post.
In her Facebook post, Bacchus expressed her sister’s frustration over not being able to see her son yet, as she had only been shown a picture of his injured face in a folder briefly on April 7.
Dinari apparently left his parents during dinner to retrieve a jacket when he disappeared, and his parents filed a missing person report when they could not track him using cellphone location data, according to Eyewitness News.
Dinari McAlmont apparently left his parents during dinner to get a jacket, which is when he disappeared, and his parents filed a missing persons report when they could not track him using phone location data. (iStock)
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of one of our guests,” the resort previously told Fox News Digital in a statement. “Our thoughts are with his family during this difficult time. We are fully cooperating with the authorities as they conduct their investigation.”
The State Department has issued a Level 2 Travel Advisory for the Bahamas, as well as Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Netherlands Antilles, and Turks and Caicos.
The Level 2 Travel Advisory warns tourists to “be aware of heightened risks to safety and security.”
