Relatives of the 38-year-old Canadian who died by drowning in the Dominican Republic make feet and hands to try to repatriate his body as soon as possible, they who are struggling to mourn in the meantime.
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“There are people who do not go unnoticed. They disembark, withdraw their shoes, make you laugh until you have a pain in the ribs, become your chosen family and stay there forever in your heart. Dorian Christian Macdonald […] was one of them, ”said her heart sister, Tara McKenzie, in a Gofundme campaign on Thursday.
On June 20, Nova Scotia resident was in Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic for a solo trip when he left to walk on the beach around 2 a.m., according to what Global News reported on Monday.
A few hours later, around 4:15 am, the lifeless body of the man, who died by drowning, was allegedly located by the local police in the high tide after they were reported the disappearance of a person near the water, can be read.
“He was always ready to celebrate anything and anything: birthdays, celebrations, births, victories, defeats, and any Tuesday that deserved to be a little more funny […] The world seems much calmer and much less vibrant, knowing that it is no longer part of it, “continued the woman, paying homage to the one who was her” brother in all respects, except by blood “.
Expensive repatriation
But despite the pain, the family of the thirties cannot begin to mourn, while it juggles between international and administrative formalities, the coordination of funerals and the preparation of the body, can be read in the socio-financing campaign.
“The repatriation of one person from another country is a slow, costly and extremely complex situation I don’t want anyone […] We plan a cost of $ 10,000 to $ 20,000 just to bring him back, “said his family.
“And honestly?” We just want him to come out of this cold system and come back where he must be: with us, “we can read.
In less than 24 hours, the campaign had already exceeded the initial goal of $ 20,000, which was raised to $ 40,000 to help support the mother and the family of the thirties in their pain.
