TASMANIAN rescue services are carrying the body of an English tourist from Cradle Mountain after bad weather prevented the use of a helicopter.The 51-year-old died on the summit of the famous mountain from a suspected heart attack while walking with a companion yesterday afternoon. Read article
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PHUKET: A young tourist from Finland died when his motorcycle crashed off the Big Buddha road last night, Phuket police said today.The man, aged 32, was killed about 9pm. He was riding using an international licence. Read article
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A holidaymaker fell to his death while looking for the toilet in a Spanish bar cafe, an inquest heard. Colin Wild, 74, had been enjoying a two-week sunshine break in the resort of Denia with his wife Ann when the accident happened two years ago, Friday’s hearing in Bradford was told. Read article
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An Australian tourist, 47, died from a head injury after falling in a stairwell at the Pacific Light Hotel in the Patong section of the island earlier today (March 6). The tourist and his wife were returning to their hotel at about 0500 hours and were ascending the internal stairwell to their fourth-floor guest room […]
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A Canadian couple, accompanied by their adult daughter, were on a month-long tour of New Zealand in a camper-van, were involved in a fatal accident with a tractor-trailer on (February 22) when the husband, age 62, turned in front of the truck, killing his wife, 60. His daughter and the truck driver had superficial injuries. […]
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AN early-morning punch in a kebab shop left a young Irish tourist dead and another man on a two-year court battle. A judge yesterday acquitted Tobias Liam Simmons in the Sydney District Court of Gearoid Walsh’s manslaughter, noting it was the victim who had “escalated the level of provocation”. Read article
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Three British pensioners have died from Legionnaires’ disease while on holiday in Spain. A further ten Brits and four Spaniards were treated for the disease, which they contracted following a stay at the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe in Valencia. Read article
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The remains of an unidentified expatriate who was crushed to death under the wheels of a Kuwaiti motorist’s car have been referred to Forensics, reports Al-Rai daily. A case was registered. Read article
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A BRITISH mum of two was found dead on a beach hours after arriving in the Caribbean for her father’s wedding. Nicola Raybone went missing after being briefly left alone by friends at their hotel bar while they went to order food. Read Article
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A Chinese national traveling on his own was killed in a traffic accident in eastern Taiwan Tuesday, becoming the first independent Chinese tourist to lose his life while visiting Taiwan, Hualien police said Thursday. The 29-year-old Chinese man, identified as Li Guanyi, was hit by a motorcycle at around 9:30 p.m on Jan. 24 while […]
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