An American woman who was enjoying a cruise to Puerto Vallarta died early Tuesday morning at the Puerto Vallarta Regional Hospital, prompting the mobilization of municipal and judicial authorities.
It is believed the woman died of natural causes and there were no direct relatives who could officially identify her, or a travel companion, however through identification, the woman was identified as Marie de Long Joane, 77, who was originally from the United States of America, but what state was not reported.
The authorities reported that on Tuesday morning that a woman of foreign origin had passed away at the Regional Hospital and no relative was available for identification or to claim the body, the hospital requested assistance from the proper authorities.
The Public Security personnel met with the social work personnel of the hospital, who explained that since October 30 the woman had been hospitalized at the Regional Hospital.
The woman was admitted to the hospital after suffering a reported heart attack and was intubated, however, her condition worsened, and she passed away Tuesday morning.
At dawn they notified the municipal authorities, who upon arrival requested command and leadership from the agent of the Public Ministry on duty, who sent the personnel of the Investigative Police and seeing that there were no direct relatives who could identify her and claim her, they proceeded to request her transfer to the Semefo facilities, where it would be kept until someone can be found to claim her body.
