A US tourist from Colorado was found dead in Tobago with a metal object protruding from his back after leaving his friends to purchase marijuana, according to authorities.

Christopher Brown, 43, a builder from Silverthorne, was found unresponsive after 10:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday in the small fishing village of Castara.

Christopher Brown, 43, was found dead in Tobago with a metal object protruding from his back after leaving his friends to purchase marijuana. Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Officers from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service responded to the scene, where Brown was pronounced dead.

Brown had had dinner and drinks with friends that evening and later left, telling them he was going to buy marijuana, according to a police report.

Investigators believe he

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