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British tourist killed in bike accident while on holiday in Jersey

According to thisisstaffordshire.co.uk, a holiday-maker from Stoke-on-Trent has died in a road accident in Jersey. Neil Andrew Blood was killed when his bike collided with a Ford Transit van. The 42-year-old, who was the MD of Etruria firm Olympus Engineering, was treated at the scene by paramedics but pronounced dead a short time later. Read article

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Thailand: Angry musician kills tourist who refused to stop singing with his band

The Washington Post reports that an American tourist who insisted on singing with the band in a bar in a beach town in Thailand was killed by one of the musicians, police said Wednesday. Bobby Ray Carter Jr., 51, died at a hospital of a stab wound in his chest after a brawl broke out […]

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Two Czech tourists found dead at resort in Egypt

As reported by AFP.com, two Czech tourists, a mother and daughter were found dead in the resort of Hurghada on the Red Sea in Egypt, announced Tuesday in Prague the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read Article

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Hawaii: California tourist dies while snorkeling off Maui

As reported by Hawaiinewsnow.com, a man died while snorkeling in waters off Maui Saturday while visiting with his family from Benicia, California. At about 9:55 a.m. Saturday, bystanders reported that a man had been pulled unconscious from the waters fronting Black Rock in Kaanapali. An investigation reveals that the man, 50-year-old Michael Taugher, was snorkeling […]

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Montana: California climber falls 60ft to death in Glacier Park

Nps.gov reported that, Glacier National Park Rangers recovered the body of Matthew Needham, a 21-year old male from Simi Valley, California, Thursday afternoon, July 25, near Grinnell Point in the northeast area of the park. The individual was climbing the mountain with two other climbers when he fell at least 60 feet to his death. […]

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19-year-old tourist killed by shark attack in Brazil

As reported by Networkedblogs.com, a young tourist has died after being attacked by a shark as she swam off a beach in northeastern Brazil. Bruna Gobbi, an 18-year-old resident of Sao Paulo, was rushed to the Restauracao hospital in Recife after attack. “She lost a lot of blood” and died of her injuries after her […]

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British tourist killed during bar fight on Crete, many more arrested

Sky News reports that dozens of Britons were involved in a brawl that resulted in a teenage British tourist being stabbed to death on the Greek island of Crete, police have said. According to a police statement the fight broke out among a group who were holidaying in the popular party resort of Malia. The […]

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South Korean killed by swarm of bees in Vietnam forest

According to thahniennews.com, a South Korean tourist died in the central city of Da Nang Sunday from multiple bee stings she got a day before while visiting a forest in a tourism area. Choi Hyeon, 26, died at 9 a.m. at Da Nang Hospital after being rushed there around 7 p.m. Saturday with respiratory failure […]

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Jordan: Traffic accident in Amman kills Kuwaiti national

According to kuna.net.kw, Kuwaiti national Abbas Habib Menawer passed away here after falling victim to a road accident late on Saturday evening. Menawer, an army Major, was in his third year of Arabic Literature at Jerash University. The unfortunate incident occurred as the man was departing Queen Alia International Airport after having arrived in Jordan […]

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One tourist killed, 18 more injured by falling rocks in northern China

ABC News reports that one tourist was killed and 18 others were injured Sunday by falling rocks at a scenic site in northern China, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Rocks that may have been loosened by recent heavy rains crashed through a cliff-side walkway and fell onto the heads of a group of tourists […]

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