WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Authorities in Fiji say a young Texas couple vacationing in the South Pacific country died from an unidentified illness.
The couple arrived in Fiji on May 22 and were taken to a hospital after they became ill, according to Fiji’s Ministry of Health and Medical Services. It said their conditions worsened despite medical care and they died within a few days of each other.
Authorities are continuing to investigate the deaths.
Television station WFAA identified them as Fort Worth couple David and Michelle Paul. The couple had a 2-year-old son and David Paul had a daughter from a previous relationship, according to the station. David Paul was an engineer with Lockheed Martin’s Beech Street facility in Fort Worth.
The company says that it is working with the family to help bring the family back to Texas.
David Paul was an Air Force veteran and the couple was physically fit, a relative told WFAA.
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