Duo were vacationing in the Seychelles.
The two American sisters, Annie Korkki and Robin Korkki, found dead at their luxury villa in the Seychelles after an all-day drinking session died from excess fluid in their lungs, said reports.
Annie Korkki, 37, who works for JP Morgan Chase in Denver, and Robin Korkki, 42, a trader from Chicago, died last Thursday, reported Mirror.
Staff at the $2,000-a-day Maia Luxury Resort and Spa called police after the pair, described as “best friends”, failed to surface from their rooms. Officers found them unresponsive and they were declared dead at the scene.
The pair, said to be healthy and experiences travelers, had arrived on September 15 and were originally due to leave on September 22, but decided to stay on another two days. On the 22nd, their butler arrived in the morning and found the sliding door to their villa locked, but later became concerned by the lack of movement.
The Washington post reported that Robin Korkki died from acute pulmonary edema and that Annie Korkki died from acute pulmonary edema and cerebral edema.
An edema is a result of swelling caused by an accumulation of fluid. But, the police and family of the Korkki’s are confused as the autopsy report did not tell much about the reason for the death of the sisters.
Seychelles police spokesman Jean Toussaint said there were no visible injuries found on the body of the sisters. He said that the result of a toxicology report which is expected to be received soon may give more clues about the death of the sisters.
“There were no marks on them whatsoever. They had a good time in the day and then they went to their room,” Seychelles Tourism Minister Alain St. Ange told NBC News.
According to reports, the sisters had drunk on the previous night and the resort staff helped them return to their room. But, there was no response when the resort staff came to their room next morning.
Realizing that the sisters were unresponsive, the resort staff informed the police.
“From the observation done by our police officers, there was no disturbance in the room and the two sisters were found unresponsive on the same bed,” Toussaint told Seychelles Nation.
New York Magazine reported that the police have recovered undisclosed medicines from the room as part of the investigation.
Annie, 37, and Robin, 42, were on a vacation to Africa from September 1 onwards. They checked into the luxury resort two weeks later after visiting Kenya, and Tanzania.
According to their brother Chris Korkki, “They were frequent travelers both domestically and internationally,” and they were physically active and experienced travelers.
The mother and brother of the sisters have flown to the island to bring the bodies back to the US and find the answer for their death.
“At this point, the only details we know are the articles flying around online. My mom has been talking with people from the U.S. Embassy. I don’t think they’ve provided her with any information,” Chris Korkki told the Star Tribune.