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Tourist killed in Zipline accident in Ecuador

A Belgium national from Switzerland was visiting Ecuador with his Ecuadorian wife.
Relatives expect Friday’s body be repatriated Victor dos Santos Delgado, of Belgian origin, who died last Thursday after falling about 35 meters high while doing sport canopy(zipline) at the lodge House, on the grounds of hostería Casa de Piedra, 7.5 kilometers from Bucay.

Two prosecution’s investigation into the deaths was opened abroad. One is to Naranjito and one of Guayaquil, this last complaint by his wife, Rocio Cabrera, exproductora television.

Encalada said yesterday the Foreign Ministry offered an attorney to continue the legal process and hopes that those responsible for the death of his uncle appear. Read Article

He said the mother of the deceased wife also travel with her daughter and grandchildren, then worked for the Foreign Ministry visa process.

Dos Santos became the first tranche of 300 meters long without problems, but in the second tranche, of 700 meters, had the accident. Read Article

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60 Year Old Tourist from U.S. dies while diving in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten

soualiganewsday.com reported…PHILIPSBURG – On Thursday December 24th at approximately 11.50 a.m. police were directed to Bobby’s Marina, where a female tourist who was visiting the island would be brought in from a diving trip and was not showing ant signs of life. On the scene the patrol learnt, that the victim was on a diving […]

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Tourist dies in kayak accident in Chile, founder of North Face

dailymail.co.uk reported millionaire North Face founder dies in kayaking accident: Doug Tompkins, 72, succumbs to hypothermia as waves flip his boat on lake deep in the Patagonian wilderness Douglas Tompkins died from severe hypothermia after his kayak capsized in General Carrerra Lake in the Patagonia region southern Chile He was boating with four or five […]

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Tourist from Belgium dies from burns after falling into geyser in Atacama Chile

68 year old woman dies with 80% of her body burned. t13.cl reported (October 2015) death of 68 Belgian tourist during last Friday fell to a geyser in the Geysers, San Pedro de Atacama, according to Radio Cooperativa was confirmed. That day, the tourist identified as Guillaume Margaret, 68, suffered burns over 80% of their […]

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Arizona: Tourist from Great Britain found dead in popular hiking area

abc15.com reported: Authorities say a woman from Great Britain reported missing after hiking on Phoenix’s Camelback Mountain has been found dead in a ravine. Phoenix Fire Department officials say the body of the 48-year-old tourist was spotted late Tuesday afternoon by a helicopter. When rescue personnel on the ground arrived at the spot a few […]

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Montana U.S.: Last of three missing tourists found dead

AP reported that authorities in northern Montana have recovered the body of a Canadian man, the last of three foreign tourists who were found dead after going missing during a November fishing trip. The Glacier County sheriff’s office says a deputy spotted the body of 63-year-old Danny Heyland of Lethbridge, Alberta, while patrolling the shore […]

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Thailand: Tourist from UK turns gun on himself, apparent suicide

thetimes.co.uk reported a young British tourist has died after shooting himself in the head in an apparent suicide at a Thai firing range, according to reports. iam Colven, 21, from the Isle of Skye, has been named locally as the shooting victim. Read Article

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Tourist From France Dies While Climbing Chimborazo Volcano in Ecuador

andes.info.ec reported the French citizen Danielle Ruellan died Wednesday in the province of Chimborazo (centroandino) allegedly for health related causes, local media reported. The deceased who have entered the country last February 12 was part of a tour group that sought to ascend to the Chimborazo volcano, which has a height of 6268 meters above […]

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Barcelona Spain: French tourist found dead in hotel, boyfriend missing

thelocal.es reported the family of the boyfriend also reported him as missing, while noting the girl’s fragile psychological state, the daily added. The boyfriend is currently being sought by French police after staff at the Olivia Plaza hotel in Barcelona’s central Plaça Catalunya discovered the body of the young woman after entering the room at […]

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Fourth Drowing Victim of a Tourist in one month, Montanita Ecuador

eluniverso.com reported in the midst of a new period of waves, which ends today, another tourist drowned the evening of the last Saturday on the beach of the Montanita municipality, in the North of the province of Santa Elena. Danilo Merchán Tacuri, of 24 years, viaca for man for salecanadian drugs suhagra had arrived that […]

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