Family of slain Arlington firefighter Elijah Snow sues Texas travel agency, Mexican resort

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The spouse and children of slain Arlington firefighter Elijah Snow is suing the Mexican vacation resort where by he was killed on July 19, 2021, alongside with a neighborhood journey agent. 

Elijah and his spouse Jamie Lynn Snow have been celebrating their 10 year anniversary at the Royalton Stylish Cancún Vacation resort & Spa when the father of two was allegedly kidnapped and killed. 

Jamie is in search of far more than $1 million in the suit, introduced towards Mansfield-primarily based journey agency Let’s Go On Vacay, the Royalton Chic Lodge Resort & Spa in Cancún, Blue Diamond Hotels and Resorts, Inc. and Sunwing Vacation Group, a privately owned vacation enterprise headquartered in Toronto, Canada. 

Let us Go On Vacay presented the Snows with hotels and resorts to opt for from in Cancún, according to the suit. They chose the Royalton Stylish Lodge Vacation resort & Spa. Blue Diamond Resorts owns the resort in addition to far more than 45 other resorts located during various islands and nations around the world in the Caribbean and Mexico. Blue Diamond Resorts is a subsidiary that is both wholly owned or managed by Sunwing.

The incident happened on the couple’s very first night time the all-inclusive resort on the beachfront strip of resorts in a well-liked, Cancún tourist spot.

According to the match, the Snows arrived early at the vacation resort prior to their room was completely ready. The front desk gave them some bracelets, which they could use to get drinks. It was 10 a.m. They went to the pool and socialized with other visitors, several of whom had been from Texas. 

According to the accommodate, “As the day wore on, lodge bartenders poured, served and inspired most company to consume challenging liquor pictures that were being handed out at will without having regard to guest safety. In lots of scenarios, the hotel bartender not only served these photographs but encouraged the patrons to turn into extremely intoxicated.”

At 4 p.m., the Snows were being presented access to their space. They went within, adjusted and returned to the pool bar. “Again, the Snows ongoing to consume alcoholic beverages offered by the identical bar that had been serving them because 10 a.m. that morning,” the fit alleges. 

At close to 7 p.m. the Snows went again to their space and altered clothing for a supper reservation at the resort’s Japanese-themed restaurant. Even though at evening meal, the Snows ended up served a bottle of Japanese sake. This was the only alcoholic beverage billed to the Snows lodge bill or tracked as acquiring been consumed by the few, in accordance to the accommodate. Just after supper, the Snows walked to a martini bar located on the similar ground exactly where they every purchased a martini. Soon thereafter, they moved to the Foyer Bar in which they were yet again served alcoholic drinks. 

At 8:40 p.m., Jamie informed Elijah that she was tired from the early early morning vacation and was likely to head up to their resort home. Elijah reported that he was heading to complete his drink and then return to their area. This wasn’t strange, as he was utilised to very long hrs operating as a firefighter. But Jamie was exhausted from the lengthy day of vacation, according to the fit. She took an elevator up to their area and went to slumber. 

The resort has various surveillance cameras located in the course of, according to the match. Cameras are plainly seen at the entrances and exits of the resort and through the widespread locations of the hotel. Nevertheless, numerous of the safety cameras weren’t doing the job or in right purchase that night. 

Months after Elijah’s death, digicam footage was attained after multiple annoying requests facilitated by the United States Consulate’s Office environment.

Minutes following Jamie remaining the bar, video footage obviously exhibits Elijah coming into the elevator that Jamie had just entered into an elevator carriage seconds in advance of. It allegedly exhibits Elijah, who seems to be intoxicated, stumbling by the elevator financial institution pressing the elevator get in touch with buttons. With no immediate reaction from the elevator, he then walks to the reverse finish of the elevator bank and begins ascending a circular stairwell within the entrance of the resort.

This is the previous video clip surveillance in which Elijah is seen alive, according to the suit. 

No other video clip of Elijah was discovered or supplied to the Cancun Police Section, the Mexican Legal professional General’s Office environment, the United Condition Consulate’s Business or, to his now widow, Jamie, the suit alleges. Nor was any footage delivered showing Elijah leaving the property or going for walks by the foyer parts of the lodge.  

Jaime went to slumber that evening, only to wake up at 3:30 a.m. and find out her partner hadn’t returned to their room.

From 5 a.m. to 10 in the morning, Jamie frequently notified resort team by way of WhatsApp that she could not locate her partner. She communicated with resort staff members, continuously inquiring them to contact the police or authorities to help uncover Elijah.  

His overall body was discovered stuffed into a small window in a secluded area of the Sunset Royal Seaside, subsequent to the resort. Elijah’s torso and arms had been hanging out of the tiny opening and his ft had been dangling inside of a rest room.

Mexican officials to begin with ruled Elijah’s death an accident. 

A subsequent autopsy performed by Mexican Directorate of Professional Providers confirmed Elijah was by now dead when Jaime commenced searching for him, placing his time of dying at 5 a.m. that early morning.