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LI Pizzeria Owner Latest American Tourist To Die In Dominican Republic

The longtime owner of a pizzeria on Long Island is the latest American tourist who has died in the Dominican Republic.

Vittorio Caruso

Vittorio Caruso

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Vittorio Caruso, 56, of Glen Cove died Monday, June 17 shortly after he reportedly drank something and became critically ill in Santo Domingo at the Boca Chica Resort, according to the Fox News Channel.

Vittorio had been in good health, his sister-in-law, Lisa Maria Caruso, told Fox News.

Vittorio Caruso co-owned Vittorio’s in Glen Cove with one of his brothers before selling the pizzeria this spring.

Caruso is the 11th American tourist to die in the Dominican Republic this year.

The FBI has sent a team to the Dominican Republic to investigate the deaths, Fox News reported.

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