An NYPD police officer died after suffering complications following breast implant removal surgery in the Dominican Republic, and her family is now calling for a malpractice investigation, according to authorities and reports. The death came quite suddenly, as her family members didn't even get time to meet her for the last time in the hospital. Her family also told the outlet that she devoted part of her life to serving as a pastor alongside her husband. You had so many good questions," retired NYPD instructor David Marmol, who trained De Paula, wrote in an Instagram post. Between 2009 and 2022, 93 U.S. citizens died in the Dominican Republic following cosmetic surgery procedures, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.