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Intercontinental Hotel in Puerto Rico Robbed, employee assaulted

elnuevodia.com reported on November 23, 2016, two assailants robbed the Intercontinental Hotel in Isla verde, Carolina Puerto Rico. The thugs intercepted an employee walking back to the office. He was hit by one of the robbers with a gun. They then stole $450.00 from the employee and $13,000 from the petty cash for the hotel. Read Article

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Puerto Rico: tourist from Minnesota died during snorkeling excursion

dailymail.co.uk reported that Puerto Rico police say a 30-year-old tourist from Minnesota has died while snorkeling off the island’s north coast. Police identified the victim as Matt Elmore and said he was snorkeling with several other people who were rescued. Authorities said the group had been snorkeling about a mile off Cerro Gordo beach in […]

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Puerto Rico: Canadian man drowns after being swept to sea by strong current

The Toronto Sun reports that a Canadian man has drowned in Puerto Rico, according to local reports. The 58-year-old tourist, identified on the website Diario de Puerto Rico (Journal of Puerto Rico) as Andres Prouelx, died after he was swept away by currents off the beach behind the St. Regis Bahia Beach resort in Rio […]

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Puerto Rico: American tourist drowns while swimming at beach in San Juan

As reported by canada.com, “A U.S. tourist has drowned at a popular beach along Puerto Rico’s north coast. Police said Tuesday that 48-year-old Kenneth Taylor died while swimming at a beach in front of La Concha Hotel in the upscale neighbourhood of Condado in the capital of San Juan. He was visiting the U.S territory […]

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Puerto Rico: Teenage tourist injured, sets off ‘live munition’ left by U.S. Navy

As covered by caribbean360.com, “A young tourist was injured after she picked up an old shell containing white phosphorous from a popular Puerto Rican beach, local authorities said on Friday. The live munition was said to have been dropped by the US Navy when it used the island of Culebra for bombing practice and other […]

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