Thenational.ae reports that an errant tourist who was kidnapped by an angry travel agent after overstaying his visa tried to break out of the company’s office but tripped and fell three stories to a balcony below, a court heard today.
He was found by the office cleaner, bleeding, and police were notified. Prosecutors told the Criminal Court that the tourist, from Pakistan, went missing after arriving in the UAE on a visa issued through the travel agency. When he failed to return on his set date the company was fined. Read article
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According to rotoruadailypost.co.nz, a tourist suffered head injuries and had to be cut free from his rental car after a crash on a busy Rotorua road. Rotorua road policing unit Sergeant Tony Bennett said it appeared the driver had turned right out of Hamurana Rd on to State Highway 33 into the path of another […]
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CNN.com reports that a jellyfish sting has stopped an Australian endurance swimmer, just 11 hours into her attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida. Chloe McCardel was forced to end her journey prematurely “due to a severe debilitating jellyfish sting,” a spokesman said in a statement. Read article
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Nypost.com reports that an Indiana tourist was injured by a falling tree branch in Central Park yesterday, law-enforcement sources said. Sharon Reese was walking with her husband at Central Park West and West 86th Street when the branch fell on her, according to the sources. She was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital, where she was […]
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Thenational.ae reports that an Emirati injured in a traffic accident in Oman has been airlifted to a hospital in the UAE. The Air Wing Department of Abu Dhabi Police was notified by the operations room about an accident in Ibri, Oman, where an Emirati woman suffered bruises and fractures. Read article
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According to a globalnews.ca report, a 77-year-old Ohio man says he’ll be forever grateful to actor John Malkovich for coming to his rescue during a frightening incident in Toronto. According to multiple media reports, Jim Walpole and his wife Marilyn, 79, were visiting the city on Thursday as part of a cross-Canada tour. Walpole said […]
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Dailymail.co.uk reports that a young Briton is seriously injured after plunging 70 feet from a hotel balcony in Majorca. Sean Kelly, 24, was reported to be climbing from one balcony to another on the seventh floor of the building in the brash resort of Magaluf. Mr Kelly was later said to be ‘serious but stable’ […]
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Sun-sentinel.com reports that Justin, a 32-year-old tourist from Orlando, had been inside Fat Tuesday’s bar on Duval St. in Key West when he slipped on a spilled drink around midnight last Thursday night, according to an incident report from the Key West Police Department. As another man, Eric, a 33-year-old tourist from Virginia, tried to […]
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Lbc.co.uk reports that a tourist is in a life threatening condition in hospital after being involved in a crash with a bus in south London yesterday. Police and ambulance crews were called to Brixton Road at around 10.15pm last night. Read article
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Maltastar.com reports that a Dutchman 68, who was injured while driving a motorcycle in May died on Tuesday evening at Mater Dei Hospital. The accident happened on 9th May at around noon in Marsa where reports had come in that a vehicle was up in flames. The accident happened between a Toyota Corsa and a […]
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