3 Americans in Belize were killed by carbon monoxide in the hotel room, officials say star-news.press/wp

Three American women discovered dead rooms in the hotel tourist room died from carbon monoxide poisoning, their families said.

The joint statement from their families leads to the American Embassy in Belize and says that women died from “acute carbon monoxide poisoning, probably caused by a faulty current water heater.”

Wafae el Arar, 26; Iman Mallah, 24; And Naqqad, 23, the dead were found in his hotel room San Pedro on 22. February, officials said.

Mayor Patrick M. Keefe Jr. Revere, Massachusetts, women described as “daughters, friends and contributions in our city.”

Thursday, Belize CEO of the National Service for Forensic Sciences, told the local newspapers that women had deadly carboxyschlobin – which is increased in red carbon monoxide before it became aside from the vital oxygen.

The Chief of Forensics Gian Cho said that three did not have illegal drugs in their systems.

Belize Police Commissioner Chester Williams said last month that vomiting, alcohol and “tires” were noticed in the hotel room. Marijuana gums are popular in states in which cannabis is legal; Fatal overdose are rare.

Belize Chief Chief Colin Gillet told Plustv Last month, carbon monoxide poisoning is excluded. However, another round of testing was ordered, and the hotel was temporarily closed, Williams said.

Hotel representatives did not immediately answer the request for a commentary late Friday.

Families were concerned about the integrity of the investigation, and the Massachusetts Chief of the examiner’s medical examiner agreed to determine the cause and manner of death, still underway.

In his statement on Thursday, families said, “Survivors like our families deserve their best, honest work. We received it today, but we need it in this investigation process.”