A New York couple missing for two weeks in the Dominican Republic probably died after a car accident on the way to the airport, police say.
Two unidentified bodies found in Santo Domingo East match descriptions of Portia Ravenelle and Orlando Moore, according to officials.
Authorities believe the pair crashed early in the morning on 27 March in a rental car.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examinations.
According to Dominican Republic National Police spokesman Col Frank Felix Durán Mejia, a woman believed to be Ms Ravenelle was found alive but critically injured on the Las Americas highway on 27 March, the same day the pair went missing.
The woman, found without any identifying documents, was taken to the Doctor Darío Contreras hospital where she spent six days in intensive care before dying on 4 April.
Four days after her remains were discovered, on 31 March, the body of a man was reportedly retrieved by authorities washed ashore near San Souci.
His remains were in an advanced state of decomposition, police said, and he had a tattoo that read "Milano" on the right arm, matching one known to be on Mr Moore.
The body was recovered about 21km (13 miles) from where authorities believe the couple's car plunged into the Caribbean Sea.
Authorities have not yet been able to identify or recover the car due to poor water conditions.
Although their bodies were found within days of the car crash, family and friends of the couple are only just learning what happened to them, CNN reports.
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A New York couple missing for two weeks in the Dominican Republic probably died after a car accident on the way to the airport, police say.
Two unidentified bodies found in Santo Domingo East match descriptions of Portia Ravenelle and Orlando Moore, according to officials.
Authorities believe the pair crashed early in the morning on 27 March in a rental car.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examinations.
According to Dominican Republic National Police spokesman Col Frank Felix Durán Mejia, a woman believed to be Ms Ravenelle was found alive but critically injured on the Las Americas highway on 27 March, the same day the pair went missing.
The woman, found without any identifying documents, was taken to the Doctor Darío Contreras hospital where she spent six days in intensive care before dying on 4 April.
Four days after her remains were discovered, on 31 March, the body of a man was reportedly retrieved by authorities washed ashore near San Souci.
His remains were in an advanced state of decomposition, police said, and he had a tattoo that read "Milano" on the right arm, matching one known to be on Mr Moore.
The body was recovered about 21km (13 miles) from where authorities believe the couple's car plunged into the Caribbean Sea.
Authorities have not yet been able to identify or recover the car due to poor water conditions.
Although their bodies were found within days of the car crash, family and friends of the couple are only just learning what happened to them, CNN reports.
"She had to die by herself" family friend Franecsca Read More – Source
