Police Confirm That a Woman Who Died After 8 Days in a Dominican Republic ICU Was a Missing New York Tourist

Portia Ravenelle and Cheryl Freeman spent a day together sighseeing with their partners. Cheryl Freeman via CNN

Authorities have confirmed that the body of a woman found in the Dominican Republic is indeed one of the two American tourists who had been missing for two weeks.

Portia Ravenelle was identified using fingerprints, National Police Col. Frank Félix Durán Mejia said.