A Woodbridge man is the ninth American tourist to die on vacation under mysterious circumstances in the Dominican Republic, a State Department official confirmed to ABC.

Joseph Allen, 55, was found dead in his hotel room at Terra Linda in Sosua on the morning of June 13, Allen's sister told told ABC.

Jaime Reed told ABC that friends said her brother "complained about being hot at the pool."

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Reed told ABC her brother wasn't feeling well later, went to bed, and was found dead in the morning.

Allen's body was identified by passport. There will be an autopsy.

Allen was not staying at the same resort — Bahia Principe — where multiple other Americans have died, all after allegedly drinking from the hotel minibar. The FBI is currently investigating whether they drank tainted liquor, according to reports.

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