Crime & Safety
Boston Woman Says Her Jamaica Hotel Is On Lockdown As Tourists Try To Ride Out Melissa
"I'm definitely not prepared for it. So it's really just been an emotional rollercoaster. Thankfully, I'm with my mom," Leilani Perez said.
October 29, 2025
Leilani Perez, of Hyde Park, is stuck on vacation in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa pummels the country.
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"I'm definitely not prepared for it. So it's really just been an emotional rollercoaster. Thankfully, I'm with my mom," she said. She, her aunt, and her mother are celebrating her mother's birthday with a vacation in Ocean Coral Spring.
Perez showed a video of leaking ceilings and boarded-up rooms in the Ocean Eden Bay hotel, which is on lockdown until Hurricane Melissa passes.
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