An American man who went missing during a vacation in the Bahamas was found dead on a beach hours after he was last seen, raising questions among family members about the circumstances surrounding his death. Dinari McAlmont, 23, of Maryland, had traveled to Paradise Island in Nassau with his parents and died on April 6, just 12 hours after their arrival.
According to his family, McAlmont briefly separated from his parents during dinner to retrieve a jacket and did not return. When efforts to locate him using phone tracking failed, his parents filed a missing persons report with local authorities. The next morning, his body was discovered on the beach. His mother, Michelle McAlmont, described the experience as traumatic and stated in an interview with Eyewitness News Bahamas that her son appeared to have been beaten.
MOTHER DEMANDS JUSTICE AFTER SON FOUND ON BEACH DEAD DURING VISIT TO BAHAMAS
Investigators are awaiting the results of an autopsy before determining the cause of death of Dinari Mcalmont, whose body was discovered on a beach on Paradise Island.https://t.co/ylTUrKGD5h pic.twitter.com/JqdBBoncx1— Tribune242 (@Tribune242) April 9, 2025
Royal Bahamas Police Force Commissioner Shanta Knowles confirmed that an investigation is underway and that authorities are awaiting autopsy results. The police commissioner did not immediately respond to additional inquiries about the case. A spokesperson for the resort where McAlmont and his family were staying issued a statement to Fox News Digital, offering condolences to the family and confirming cooperation with the ongoing investigation.
The incident has drawn attention to broader concerns about tourist safety in the Caribbean region. The U.S. State Department has issued a Level 2 Travel Advisory for the Bahamas, advising travelers to “exercise increased caution” due to concerns over crime and safety. Similar advisories are in place for Cuba, the Dominican Republic, the Netherlands Antilles, and the Turks and Caicos.
This incident comes shortly after another high-profile case involving an American in the Caribbean. Joshua Riibe, 22, a senior at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, was recently allowed to return to the United States after being held under police supervision in the Dominican Republic for nearly two weeks. Riibe was the last known person to be with Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student who went missing on March 6 during a spring break trip to Punta Cana.
Authorities in the Dominican Republic had reportedly confiscated Riibe’s passport and required him to remain in the country during the investigation. A Dominican judge ruled on April 2 that Riibe was no longer required to stay under police supervision. Following this decision, Riibe worked with the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo to obtain an emergency passport and left the country on April 3.
Konanki had stayed behind on the beach early on the morning of her disappearance while her friends returned to their resort. Riibe told investigators that he was with Konanki in the water before a wave pulled them out to sea. Local police reported that no signs of violence were found, and hotel representatives confirmed that red flags were raised to warn of dangerous ocean conditions on the day of the incident.
Joshua Riibe officially cleared in Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki’s disappearance in the DR https://t.co/gPydlPeygn pic.twitter.com/5Zg9ZvRVWJ
— New York Post (@nypost) March 30, 2025
Konanki’s parents, who reside in Loudoun County, Virginia, have since expressed their belief that their daughter drowned. They cited information from both U.S. and Dominican authorities regarding the ocean’s conditions and confirmed that they do not consider Riibe a suspect. Her father, Subbarayudu Konanki, publicly stated that the family has accepted that she is no longer alive and has called on local authorities to declare her deceased officially.
Both cases remain under investigation, and authorities continue to coordinate with U.S. agencies in efforts to determine the full details surrounding the deaths.
