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Tourist couple seperated at the Canada/U.S. border

As reported by buffalonews.com, “Wesley and Carol Pringle crossed the border into Niagara Falls, Ont., for a second honeymoon on Christmas Day. But when they tried to cross back into the United States, Carol – an Australian citizen unfamiliar with U.S. immigration law – was denied. Her visa had expired.” Read Article

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Bahamas: Tourist dead, possible drowning in Nassau

As reported by thebahamasweekly.com, “Police are investigating the death of a male visitor who is alleged to have drowned in waters off West Bay Street on Tuesday 8th January 2013.” Read Article

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Earthquakes list January 5, 2012 – Massive earthquake in Alaska – Tsunami warning in effect for Alaska and British Columbia coasts

Massive earthquake in Alaska We have just received the report that a massive 7.8 Magnitude quake struck Alaska More details in a moment Update : We have a lot of Canadian users in the site which (seen the hour of the night) means that they have felt the earthquake too. TSUNAMI WARNING IN EFFECT FOR… […]

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Tsunami Warning: Alaska, British Columbia, California coastal areas

WEAK51 PAAQ 280653 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 8 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1153 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012 THE ADVISORY REGIONS ARE KEPT THE SAME. NEW OBSERVATIONS ARE ADDED BELOW …THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM GUALALA POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED […]

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Tourist at Yosemite National Park succumbs to Hantavirus

A popular lodging area in Yosemite National Park could be linked to a rare rodent-borne disease that has killed a California tourist who stayed there this summer, officials said. Read Article

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Yellowstone National Park: German tourist dies from injuries in horse accident

A German tourist died at a Billings hospital Monday after suffering a head injury when he was thrown from a horse near Tower Junction in Yellowstone National Park. Two other park visitors were seriously injured Monday in unrelated accidents. Carl Dullmaier, 56, of Gernsheim, Germany, was helicoptered to Billings after the fall. He was on […]

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Canada: tourist from Scotland swept over waterfalls

Andrew Barrie was on holiday with his wife Carol and 16-year-old son Andrew when he went on a river trip at the weekend. Along with two other people, Mr Barrie is believed to have been swept over falls on Kettle River, near Grand Forks in British Colombia, on Saturday. The bodies of a local couple […]

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New York: Spanish tourist attacked by hammer wielding assailant

NYDAILYNEWS.com reported, A Spanish tourist was bashed in the head with a hammer by a well-dressed Brooklyn man inside Manhattan’s City Hall Park Monday afternoon, police sources said. Hugo Alejandre, 31, who is from Barcelona, was sitting on a bench in the downtown park near Murray Street and Broadway when he was targeted him in […]

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Tourist speaks out about shark attack in Florida

A tourist has spoken out about a shark attack on a Florida holiday that nearly killed her. German holidaymaker, Karin Ulrike Stei, is finally walking again after a shark took a huge chunk out of her thigh two months ago in waters off Vero Beach in Florida. According to the Daily Mail, she said the […]

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Canada: tourist killed after being hit by drunk driver, Prince Edward Island

A cyclist died after being hit by a vehicle Saturday driven by a P.E.I. man now charged with impaired driving causing death. The victim is Elizabeth Ann Sovis, 63, from Edmonton, Alta., RCMP confirm. She was travelling with her partner along Rennies Road, north of Hunter River, shortly after 6 p.m. AT when she was […]

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