Officials Say 3 American Women Died of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Despite Initial Sweep Showing No Sign of It

Three Massachusetts women who died in Belize in February died due to carbon monoxide poisoning, according to a report from Belize officials.
Wafae El Arar, 26; Imane Mallah, 24; and Kaoutar Naqqad, 23, were found dead in their hotel room at the Royal Kahal Beach Resort in San Pedro, according to WCVB-TV.
At the time, police said there was nothing other than alcohol and gummies in the room and inferred a cause of death from that.
“We’re not saying at this time that the gummies caused death, but we’re looking at every possibility,” Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police in Belize, said at the time, according to People.

Hajar El Khalfaoui, a friend of all three women, said implications of drug use were off target, according to WCVB-TV.
“It’s very

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