{"id":29059,"date":"2016-10-01T04:43:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-01T04:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/cause-of-us-sisters-seychelles-deaths-remains-a\/"},"modified":"2016-10-01T04:43:42","modified_gmt":"2016-10-01T04:43:42","slug":"cause-of-us-sisters-seychelles-deaths-remains-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/cause-of-us-sisters-seychelles-deaths-remains-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Cause of US sisters’ Seychelles deaths remains a mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"

{Two US sisters discovered dead while on holiday in the Seychelles died of excess fluid in their lungs, according to police on the Indian Ocean resort.}<\/p>\n

The bodies of Annie Marie Korkki, 37, and 42-year-old Robin Marie Korkki were found by hotel staff last week in their luxury villa at the tropical resort.<\/p>\n

Post-mortem examinations have determined the Minnesota natives died from “acute pulmonary edema”.<\/p>\n

Cerebral edema, or fluid on the brain, was also cited in Anne Korkki’s death.<\/p>\n

The police report said no “no visible signs of injuries” were found, adding that the investigation continues and toxicology tests are pending.<\/p>\n

The sisters were discovered on 22 September by a hotel employee who tried to wake them at the $2,000-a-night Maia resort on Mahe, the Seychelles’ main island, the hotel said.<\/p>\n

Dr Patrick Lank, a Northwestern Medicine assistant professor of emergency medicine in Chicago, said edemas are commonly seen in drug overdoses.<\/p>\n

But fluid on the lungs can also be caused by viral infections or by living at altitude, though the Seychelles is not situated at elevation.<\/p>\n

“Two people at the same time is odd,” Dr Lank told Associated Press. “It suggests more of a toxicologic or environmental cause, or a potential infection if they’re travelling together.”<\/p>\n

Both sisters worked in banking. The LinkedIn account of Robin Korkki, who lived in Chicago, Illinois, lists her as a commodities trader.<\/p>\n

Her younger sister, who was based in Denver, Colorado, worked at JPMorgan Chase, according to her Facebook page.<\/p>\n

The day before their bodies were discovered, the pair had been drinking at the resort and had to be helped to their rooms by staff at 20:15, according to local media.
\nThe women’s brother, Chris Korkki, of Lakeville, Minnesota, told CBS station WCCO-TV his sisters were outgoing, generous, kind and “lived life to the fullest”.<\/p>\n

An itinerary found at the hotel indicated the sisters had been touring Africa since 1 September.<\/p>\n

Before arriving in Seychelles on 16 September they had toured Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar.<\/p>\n

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