A 33-year old Canadian tourist passed away in a boutique luxury hotel in the capital city of Costa Rica on Thursday afternoon, and investigators are trying to determine whether foul play may have contributed to his tragic demise.

According to a news report filed by Alexander Melendez of daily tabloid Diario Extra, the Canadian man has been identified as Danny Belanger. He was found in his suite at the Grano de Oro Hotel, located in the leafy and upscale Don Bosco neighborhood of the Mata Redonda District, just a few blocks away from Paseo Colón and La Sabana metropolitan park.

The report by Mr. Melendez explains that housekeeping staff found Mr. Belanger in a moribund state around noon. Paramedics from a private emergency services provider were summoned to the scene, and they performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation as well as other advance life support measures to no avail. Mr. Belanger was pronounced at the scene.

While evaluating Mr. Belanger and the scene, paramedics found evidence that indicates a drug overdose; however, three significant knife wounds and splashes of blood prompted the emergency personnel to notify the Office of Judicial Investigations (Spanish initials: OIJ).

The wounds were reportedly observed on the decedent’s chest and wrist. It is not clear whether a knife or some other sharp object was found at the scene. The management of the Grano de Oro (Golden Coffee Bean) Hotel and OIJ agents mentioned that further information may be released to the press as it becomes available as long as it does not interfere with the investigation.

It is interesting to note that the private emergency services provider that responded to this situation is the same one used by several luxury hotels around Costa Rica. The personnel who work for these services are trained to handle emergencies very discreetly and in a manner that does not disturb guests who pay premium rates at luxury hotels. As such, Mr. Belanger was taken to the medical examiner’s office through a side exit of the Grano de Oro four hours after he was found, at a time when there was slight guest traffic at the hotel.