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Family, friends remember local woman found dead alongside her fiance in their Dominican Republic hotel room

At least 11 Americans have died under mysterious circumstances in the Dominican Republic.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — Family and friends gathered to remember a Prince George's County, Md. woman who died in the Dominican Republic. 

Cynthia Day and her fiance Nathaniel Holmes were found dead in their hotel room last month. 

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An autopsy done on the island found both Day and Holmes died of respiratory failure. The autopsy also revealed that both had fluid in their lungs. 

The families of Day and Holmes requested for an autopsy to be conducted in the U.S. as well. The results of that autopsy is still pending. 

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At least 11 Americans have died under mysterious circumstances in the Dominican Republic.

Memorial services for Day took place on Monday at 11 a.m. in Upper Marlboro, Md. 

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