Unexplained American death in Colombia

[Anonymous]

Sad story about a young American who died in Colombia in February and his mother’s search for answers. The fact that the US Embassy sat on his autopsy report for months raises serious questions about why US Embassies don’t provide better support to Americans and their families in such situations. And the fact that there apparently were 8 unexplained deaths of Americans in Colombia in the last two months of last year alone really makes you wonder what’s going on down there and why the US Embassy doesn’t demand answers.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/25/us/omar-watson-colombia-solo-trip-cec/index.html

[Anonymous]

Washington Post or NYT recently did a story on American men who had been victims of murder when trying to meet women through dating apps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sad story about a young American who died in Colombia in February and his mother’s search for answers. The fact that the US Embassy sat on his autopsy report for months raises serious questions about why US Embassies don’t provide better support to Americans and their families in such situations. And the fact that there apparently were 8 unexplained deaths of Americans in Colombia in the last two months of last year alone really makes you wonder what’s going on down there and why the US Embassy doesn’t demand answers.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/25/us/omar-watson-colombia-solo-trip-cec/index.html

Crime is going to happen overseas. Embassies can't prevent it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sad story about a young American who died in Colombia in February and his mother’s search for answers. The fact that the US Embassy sat on his autopsy report for months raises serious questions about why US Embassies don’t provide better support to Americans and their families in such situations. And the fact that there apparently were 8 unexplained deaths of Americans in Colombia in the last two months of last year alone really makes you wonder what’s going on down there and why the US Embassy doesn’t demand answers.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/25/us/omar-watson-colombia-solo-trip-cec/index.html

Crime is going to happen overseas. Embassies can't prevent it.

No, they have special protective cloaks that they give Americans who ask. Surprised you didn't know about this.

[Anonymous]

We are currently helping out an undocumented Colombian from Medellin. He left due to the crime in Colombia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Washington Post or NYT recently did a story on American men who had been victims of murder when trying to meet women through dating apps.

This has been going on for years. Lots of clowns going to Medellín and Cartagena to party, especially the last 5-10 yrs. Tourism numbers are through the roof. It's scary because victims are compliant, so normal security precautions like password managers or 2 factor authentication are ineffective. And you could die too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sad story about a young American who died in Colombia in February and his mother’s search for answers. The fact that the US Embassy sat on his autopsy report for months raises serious questions about why US Embassies don’t provide better support to Americans and their families in such situations. And the fact that there apparently were 8 unexplained deaths of Americans in Colombia in the last two months of last year alone really makes you wonder what’s going on down there and why the US Embassy doesn’t demand answers.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/25/us/omar-watson-colombia-solo-trip-cec/index.html

Crime is going to happen overseas. Embassies can't prevent it.

Obviously not, but they can put pressure on local authorities to do thorough investigations, and they certainly can give a family some peace by sharing an autopsy report that they have had for months. Unlike European embassies, US Embassies do not seem to act in their citizens’ best interests, but rather seem to be fortresses for waging war and interfering in countries’ affairs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are currently helping out an undocumented Colombian from Medellin. He left due to the crime in Colombia.

Crime in Medellín is similar to most major US cities. The only caveat is that a lot of theft crimes go unreported.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are currently helping out an undocumented Colombian from Medellin. He left due to the crime in Colombia.

Our country can't take in every person from Colombia.

[Anonymous]

It was explained, he had a DVT/pulmonary embolism.

[Anonymous]

The Embassy can't protect Americans who stupidly travel to third world crime cities and are then victims of crime. Being brutally murdered for an Ipad is a risk you take "vacationing" in Colombia. Its cheap for a reason.

[Anonymous]

Men get murdered all the time. No one cares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are currently helping out an undocumented Colombian from Medellin. He left due to the crime in Colombia.

He's FOS and taking you for a ride. If you said Venezuela that would be valid but Colombia is fine unless you're involved in sketchy stuff.

[Anonymous]

No, it's not the US embassy's job to do this. Accidents happen, whether due to crime, medical emergencies, or whatever else.

[Anonymous]

More than 18000 men were murdered here in 2022. About one hundred Americans (men and women) were murdered outside the US in he same year. Travelling is much safer!