Mom, an 8-year-old son, dies for food poisoning at the All-Inclusive resort during family holidays, says the lawsuit

(Gray News)-a man Canadian family took a trip to the All-Inclusive center in the Dominican Republic, but only two of them returned home.

According to a press release Kwiecień and Stephen Gougeon, published last week, reserved a week’s stay on the Viva Dominicus beach by Wyddham Resort in December 2023. They took their two young sons Oliver and Wesley with them.

The press release stated that all four members of the Gougeon family fought for their lives in the hospital after they fell ill with food poisoning from the buffet in the center.

The family filed a lawsuit against the center and is looking for compensation of $ 10 million.(Meghan Hull Jacquin from Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP)

The family reportedly got less than 24 hours after arriving at the center.

According to the claim, the family ate food from the buffet around 21:00 December 28, 2023, at the night in which they came to the center. Everyone was brutally developed until 6 am the next morning.

In a press release, the family submitted “repeated requests for medical help that remained unanswered.”

The lawsuit claims that the center’s employees did not help in the transport of the family to the center’s health clinic until later after repetitive calls for help and by that time all four family members had to be taken out of the room in wheelchairs.

In the local hospital, the 8 -year -old mother and son Oliver died of their illness.(Meghan Hull Jacquin from Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP)

At the Health Clinic of the Center, all four family members received intravenous treatment and antibiotics. Ambulances were called to transport the family to the hospital.

After arriving at the hospital, the lawsuit states that Oliver has difficulty breathing and has received oxygen and calming. Shortly afterwards he suffered a heartbeat and died.

Kwiecień also had difficulty breathing and was placed on a fan when it became unconscious. She died shortly after.

“Before the family came to the local hospital, it was too late,” said a press release.

Dad Stephen Gougeon and their second son Wesley received treatment for two days before release.

“I waited until the next morning to tell Wesley that his mother and brother died. It was the most difficult thing I’ve ever done, “said Stephen Gougeon in a statement.

The Gougeon family took a trip in December 2023, where all four members fell ill with ... — The Gougeon family took a trip in December 2023, where all four members got sick rapidly after eating food from the buffet.(Meghan Hull Jacquin from Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP)

The coroner report carried out in the Dominican Republic was found that April and Oliver Gougeon died for secondary reasons related to food poisoning.

April Gougeon was 41 years old, and Oliver was only 8 years old.

It is not clear what food eaten the family from the buffet, and the type of food poisoning they experienced was not found in the process.

After a year of mourning, Stephen Gougeon appears to tell about traumatic events that changed his life forever.

“Flying back home without April and Oliver sitting next to it, as they did only a few days earlier, it is indescribable,” said Stephen Gougeon in a statement. “We planned this trip so that our family could rest and relax. The thought that something like this could happen was the farthest thing from our minds. “

Stephen Gougeon and the members of the extended family filed a civil lawsuit on January 27 against the center.

The lawsuit shows that the family sued compensation for $ 10 million.

Dad Stephen and son Wesley were treated in the hospital two days before their dismissal.(Meghan Hull Jacquin from Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP)

The lawsuit claims that the center had poor sanitary conditions in the areas of food preparation, lack of timely medical assessment and treatment, as well as bad staff training in order to identify and deal with the situation of crisis situations.

“We called for help,” said Stephen Gougeon in a statement. “They did not take our connection seriously, they did not make our request for medical help and did not check us. When they finally reacted after our further allegation, it seemed that there was a confusion about dealing with the situation. These delays cost valuable time that could be used to treat our disease. And ultimately it cost my wife and son their life. “

Lawyers said that the family failed “at so many levels”.

“We would give everything to have April and Oliver with us,” said Stephen Gougeon in a statement. “We know that this can’t happen. But if we are able to force these companies to respond to their disadvantages, maybe we will save other families from learning the pain we felt and we still feel every day. “

Wyddham Hotel Canada II Inc., Air Transat Holidays in Inc., Transat Tours Canada Inc., Viva Dominicus Beach by Wyddham and Clinca Canela are listed as accused in the trial.

The family is represented by Meghan Hull Jacquin, a bodily injury lawyer, Sacks and Henry LLP.

According to CBC messagesWyddham Hotels confirmed the request of the Canadian press for comment, but she did not give it.