Overview
- Dorian Christian MacDonald, 33, was last seen walking on Maimon Bay beach at around 2 a.m. on June 20 and was reported missing an hour later before his body was recovered just after 4 a.m.
- Investigators have found no evidence of foul play and continue to probe the circumstances surrounding the drowning classification.
- Global Affairs Canada has informed MacDonald’s family of the official ruling and is coordinating consular support with local authorities.
- Friends of MacDonald have launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover repatriation of his remains and related funeral expenses.
- The ruling has renewed scrutiny of unexplained pre-dawn drownings among tourists in the Dominican Republic, echoing the March disappearance of student Sudiksha Konanki.