A 31-year-old U.S. police officer has died after traveling to the Dominican Republic for cosmetic surgery, marking the second recent death involving an American law enforcement officer and raising fresh questions about the risks associated with medical tourism in the Caribbean.
Dominican authorities identified the woman as Rebeca De Paula, who traveled to Santo Domingo to undergo surgery to remove breast implants. The circumstances surrounding her death remain under investigation, and officials have not yet determined the cause.
