(NEXSTAR) — Two Americans are dead after separate drowning incidents at a multi-million dollar "exclusive" vacation destination in the Bahamas, according to authorities.

The drownings happened on Friday on the island of Grand Bahama, about 100 miles off the coast of Florida, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said in a release. Both occurred at Celebration Key, the $600 million tourist space opened by Carnival Cruise Line earlier this summer.

The first drowning happened just before noon, according to police. A 79-year-old man was snorkeling at the beach when he was found unresponsive. A lifeguard pulled him from the water and performed CPR, but the man was ultimately pronounced dead.

At around 2:30 p.m., a 74-year-old woman who had been swimming in a pool was found unresponsive. She was pul

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