Overview

• Agents from Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Department conducted a three-hour search at Arenas del Mar, collecting physical and digital records from management, maintenance and accounting offices.
• Authorities say autopsy and toxicology identified carbon monoxide poisoning as the cause of death, with an adjacent machine room cited by investigators as a possible source.
• No arrests or charges have been announced as the criminal investigation continues.
• Prosecutors reported coordination with an FBI attaché and ongoing communication with the Gardner family's lawyers.
• Investigators have interviewed hotel staff described as cooperative, and the resort has previously disputed that carbon monoxide was present in the guest room while asserting its cooperation.