Maryland’s tourist found dead on the beach in the drowned Bahamas, the authorities say, but the family demands answers

A Maryland tourist who was found dead on a beach in Las Bahamas drowning, the authorities said Wednesday, but his family is looking for answers about what he led to his death.

The man was identified by the Royal Bahamas Police Force as Dinari Mcalmont, 23. Mcalmont was from Bowie, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, DC, and had arrived in the country on Friday, April 4 with family members, police said.

Mcalmont was found on a beach in Paradise Island at dawn on Saturday. A post Mortem examination discovered that “he died as a result of drowning,” police said. An analysis of toxicology is presented and an investigation is still ongoing, but the authorities said that “it is not suspected that the dirty game at this time.”

Mcalmont’s mother, Michelle Mcalmont, told Bahamian News Outlet Eyewitness News who believed that the dirty game led to the death of her son. She said that Bahamia’s police had contacted her around 1 in the morning and told her that someone had denounced her son to the authorities, claiming that he had spit them out. She said the police showed her a picture of her body, where he had wounds in her face and sand in her hair. His comments were made before the police said Mcalmont drown.

“I need justice for my baby,” he said. “I need justice. So it would have never been how he would have done himself.”

Michelle Mcalmont said the family had planned to leave the island on Monday. She said she has hired a lawyer.

Mcalmont was an engineer in Lowcation Studios, a recording studio in Brentwood, Maryland. In a statement, the company described him as a “great friend and an incredible individual” who was “deeply passionate about his work and always promised to give life to the ideas of artists.”

“It is difficult to imagine life in general and life in the study without him,” the study said.

Paradise Island is connected to the new providence island, the most populous in the Bahamas, by two bridges. Paradise Island is dotted with hotels, including Luxury Resort Atlantis. Mcalmont was staying in Atlantis, the resort told News themezone in a statement.

“We are deeply saddened by the death of one of our guests. Our condolences are with the family and loved ones of the guest during this difficult time,” said the complex in a statement sent by email. “The police authorities are carrying out an investigation of this tragic incident. We expect the police findings and we will not comment on speculation.”

The Bahamas are under a Level 2 travel notice. In the notice, the United States Department of State warns about the risks and crimes related to swimming.

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