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A family of three Americans who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in their Mexico City rental home before Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) said they were two New Orleans teachers and left Virginia Beach. You have identified yourself as the owner of your based candle business.
Jordan Marshall, 28, a 12th grade English teacher, was curious and loved different cultures, his mother told CNN Wednesday. According to his sister, he loved to sing and dance and was “the jokester in the family.” Meanwhile, 28-year-old Candice Florence has a “pure” heart and mind, leaving negative thoughts behind, her mother said.
Three friends were staying in an apartment they found on Airbnb in the La Rosita area of Mexico’s capital. Mexico City’s Attorney General’s Office opened an investigation on October 30 into “her three alien deaths attributed to possible poisoning from gas inhalation.” An expert investigation found the gas was carbon monoxide, the attorney general said in a statement.
After detecting a strong smell of gas in the apartment, apartment complex security called local authorities for assistance, and agents who arrived found the bodies of a woman and two men.
Paramedics determined they were dead at the scene, the report said. The attorney general’s office ordered an investigation.
The U.S. State Department confirmed the death and said it was monitoring the investigation and awaiting official findings. I have referred questions regarding the investigation to the Mexican authorities.
“We will continue to provide appropriate consular assistance to the bereaved families,” the ministry said in a statement. “In respect of the family’s privacy, we have nothing more to add at this time.
According to the CDC, carbon monoxide is an odorless gas found in smoke from fuel burned in vehicles, ranges/stoves, lanterns, grills, fireplaces, or furnaces. Symptoms of prolonged inhalation include headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion.
Frida Florence provided a harrowing account of how she learned her daughter had died. It took her hours to process his words.
“I was disappointed. I was emotionally distraught,” she said.
Candice Florence’s boyfriend Victor Day checked in the morning of her death. He told CNN that he told him he wasn’t feeling well.
“What’s wrong?” he replied, and she said she was sick and wanted to go home. Day said she felt her drugged. He said she looked distressed when they touched Bass on FaceTime.
He tried to contact her late in the morning, but was unsuccessful, so he contacted Marshall, a childhood friend of hers from Virginia.
After not hearing from Florence or Marshall, Day reached out to her Airbnb host in Mexico City and asked her to do a health check.
“After maybe 10 to 15 minutes, she replied that all three were in the apartment, had no vital signs and were unresponsive, and called emergency services,” Day said. rice field.”
One of Frida Florence’s sons flew to Mexico City on Nov. 2 and identified her the next day. Her body has been returned to Virginia, but she has not cleared customs yet, and her family is working with a funeral home to obtain her remains.
“I haven’t laid eyes on my daughter yet,” the mother said of her youngest child. “She was my beloved daughter. She was my dreamer and creator.”
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Candice Florence started her candle business Glo Through It, telling her mother that people were trapped and hurting and she wanted to “bring them some light.” “I was so proud of her.”
Frida Florence and Day spoke of her positive personality, with Day stating that Candes is ambitious and hardworking, with an “inquisitiveness, a desire to experience and feel new things.” She would have turned 29 on Thursday.
“She was just a beautiful soul,” he said. “She was a spark of light. She was so friendly and the perfect human being. That hurts the most.”
Her mother added, “She had a pure heart and a pure heart and didn’t tolerate negativity at all.”
Marshall grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, said his mother, Jennifer Marshall.
“He was a ray of light and anyone who touched him never forgot him. We have received so much love and support from people all over the world,” she said. “Jordan was very intelligent and curious. He loved being immersed in different cultures. He was very passionate about his students and a very passionate educator.”
Hall’s niece, Tanaja Williams, said she was shocked to learn that her uncle had died. She called him “the light of my life” and said she missed him.
“Whenever he came into the room, it was pure joy and happiness,” she said. I miss you.”
Her mother, Hall’s sister, Tanyeka, said she would miss everything about her brother.
“He was very lively. He was always happy and always had a big smile on his face. He was a family joke. He was always in a good place and he was very smart.” “He loved to dance. He loved to sing.”
The school Curtes Hall teaches released a balloon in his honor last week, and students and his fellow teachers were visibly emotional, Tanyeka Hall said.
The trio traveled to Mexico City for Day of the Dead, according to Jennifer Marshall. Celebrations that typically spread across Mexico on November 1st and his 2nd honor deceased loved ones and create a lively atmosphere as participants share poems and crack sweet bread together. Intricately decorated skulls and skull-shaped candies are the staples.
Jordan Marshall’s mother traveled to the capital and identified his body, Jennifer Marshall said.
Tanyeka Hall said his family learned of his death when the U.S. Embassy called his mother on October 31, her birthday. Embassy officials told his family that he was found unresponsive and that he was not suspected of any wrongdoing.
“It was quite devastating for her to receive the news on her birthday,” she said.
According to Tanyeka Hall, the Hall family is working to bring his body home and has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help with funeral costs.
Airbnb called the death a “horrible tragedy” and said it stands ready to respond to any inquiries.
“Our thoughts are with the families and loved ones grieving the unimaginable loss. Our priority now is to support those affected as authorities investigate what happened. is,” the online home rental company said in a statement.
Jennifer Marshall wants to make it mandatory for Airbnb and similar services to use smoke and carbon monoxide detectors so they can avoid future tragedies. did not immediately understand.
“I want to make sure his death wasn’t in vain,” said Jennifer Marshall.
Airbnb strongly encourages hosts to install carbon monoxide detectors in their homes and provides them free of charge.
The news of the deaths comes just months after reports of three Americans dying of carbon monoxide poisoning at the Sandals Resort on the island of Great Exuma in the Bahamas.
According to the Bahamas Police Department, on the evening of May 5, two couples reported feeling unwell and were examined by medical staff.
The next day, Michael Phillips, 68, of Tennessee, and his wife Robbie Phillips, 65, of Tennessee, and Vincent Paul Chiarella, 64 of Florida, were found dead in their vacation home. Chiarella’s wife, Donnis, 65, was airlifted to the capital, Nassau, for further treatment before being transferred to Florida.
