Canadian tourist was found dead after “drowning accident” in the Dominican Republic

The body of a Canadian tourist was recently found washed ashore on a beach in the Dominican Republic.

Dorian Christian MacDonald was discovered at around 04:15 local time on the morning of June 20 Per Canadian National News CTV news.

MacDonald was on a solo holiday at a hotel in Puerto Plata on the north coast of the island, and the authorities said he had walked alone on the beach at around 02.00, per outlet.

CTV News reached the Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the department that monitors diplomatic relations, and a GAC ​​talents reportedly confirmed that they are “aware of the death of a Canadian citizen in the Dominican Republic”, but could not disclose further information due to integrity.

The representative also said that the department currently provides consular services to the victim’s family, according to the outlet.

Jenssen Sanchez, a spokesman for the Dominican Republic’s Civil Defense Agency, which handles emergency efforts, told Canadian Outlet The world and post The first answers were called to the scene after receiving a call at 3 o’clock. Sanchez confirmed that the body was located more than an hour later.

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People were enough for Civil Defense Agency and Global Affairs Canada for comments on Saturday, June 28, but did not receive an immediate response.

Tara McKenzie, a friend of MacDonald and his family, called MacDonald’s death a “drowning accident” in a Gofundme Established to help cover his funeral costs, as well as the various costs to return his body to Canada.

“Between flights, international paperwork, funeral coordination, preparation of his body and all bureaucracy, we look at a cost of $ 10,000- $ 20,000 just to get him back. And frankly? We just want him from the cold system and back where he belongs – with us,” McKenzie wrote on the collection page.

She also described MacDonald as a natural force and left an impression on almost everyone he met.

“There are some people who not only pass through your life. They crash in, kick off the shoes, make you laugh until your ribs hurt, become your chosen family and just stay there, woven in the fabric in your heart forever,” wrote McKenzie, leaving, “Dorian Christian Macdonald, which most people also know to be a goodness that most people

“Dorian handed out hugs, compliments and I love that you are as free as oxygen,” she continued. “He was that person. His presence felt like it would just always be there. And now, somehow, just like that, he’s gone.”

As of Saturday, June 28, the collection has collected over $ 26,000 to a $ 29,000 target.