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New Zealand: German tourist injured after falling into glacier while ‘tramping’, spends night stuck

As covered by nzherald.co.nz, “A woman is expected to be rescued from the top of Fox Glacier this morning, after spending the night in a crevasse about 2750m above sea level. The climber, believed to be a German tourist, was tramping with others on the glacier when she fell into the crevasse…” Read Article

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Thailand: Israeli tourist dies in bed with girl met in a bar

According to pattayadailynews.com, “A 57-year-old Israeli tourist died in a hotel room bed on Soi Bukhao next to a beer bar girl he just met. The 25-year-old woman had agreed to come to his room to have sex. But while they were talking in bed, the Israeli abruptly fell asleep and quickly died.” Read Article

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Canada: Police searching for 4 missing Chinese tourists

As covered by scmp.com, “Hunt for four mainlanders believed to have fled in spate of disappearances around Richmond, the only majority Chinese city in North America. Canadian police are exasperated by a spate of disappearances of Chinese tourists, who are all believed to have fled from their tour groups in the Vancouver area.” Read Article

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Singapore: 3 PRC tourists attack local tour guide

As reported by tremeritus.com, “The local tour guide, Ms Lim, 40, had earlier received instructions from her travel agency to go to Changi Airport to pick up a PRC tour group…the PRCs probably thought that the travel agency was trying to cheat them. Voices were raised and 3 of the PRCs assaulted Ms Lim. ” […]

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Thailand: Nineteen Russian tourists rescued after ‘booze cruise’ sinks

As reported by thephuketnews.com, “Nineteen Russian passengers enjoying a “booze cruise” were rescued unharmed…there was an exceptionally low tide at the time, and the boat had not taken the correct course. It hit one of a number of concrete blocks installed on the sea bed to prevent boats anchoring in a protected sea grass area, […]

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Thailand: Three French tourists rescued after speedboat mishap

As covered by thephuketnews.com, “Three French tourists had a longer tour of Phang Nga Bay yesterday than they had planned, when the speedboat they had chartered broke down. The Legros family – Patrick, 52, Yelena, 36, and seven-year-old Ekaterina – chartered the speedboat from Boat Lagoon for a day of sightseeing around the bay.” Read […]

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Egypt: British tourist survives hot air balloon tragedy with only minor injuries

As covered by nzherald.co.nz, “the only tourist who survived the crash of a hot air balloon in the southern city of Luxor, a British national who jumped from the balloon after it caught fire and before it plummeted to the ground, killing 19 others…The Briton, Michael Rennie, escaped with only minor injuries and no burns” […]

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Thailand: Turkish tourist claims he was drugged & robbed by transvestite

As reported by bangkokpost.com, “bout 50 transvestites were rounded up and taken to the police station after a foreign tourist complained he was drugged and robbed in Pattaya, according to reports…The police action followed a complaint by a Turkish tourist on Tuesday.” Read Article

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Australia: Missing French tourist found at base of mountain

As covered by news.com.au, “A TOURIST who went missing from a travelling group at Mt Remarkable, about 240km north of Adelaide, overnight, has been found. The 25-year-old French man found his way down the mountain and was found safe and well by State Emergency Service and Country Fire Service crews.” Read Article

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Philippines: Canadian tourist arrested for car theft & bomb threat

As reported by sunstar.com, “POLICE arrested a Canadian national who allegedly carnapped a taxi and threatened to bomb a karaoke bar in Ecoland, Davao City, Sunday evening. The suspect was identified as Cameron Richard Harley, a 50-year-old Canadian tourist and a resident of No. 45, Purok 23, Isla Suerte, Times Beach, Ecoland.” Read Article

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