Thestar.com.my reports that an English tourist was killed after she was hit by a boat propeller while in Pulau Perhentian Monday morning. In the 10.20am incident, Madaline Jayne, 25, of Hereford, was killed while her friend, Simon James Rogers, 22, from Australia, was seriously hurt. Read article
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According to a nationmultimedia.com report, tusks of a 27-year-old elephant in the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal have been cut after the beast attacked tourists on Saturday, killing a woman. The elephant palace’s owner Laithongrien Meephan said he would fully support the attacked tourists and warned visitors to refrain from getting close to animals […]
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Ibtimes.co.uk reports that a campaign against Griffon vultures is gathering pace in France after it was revealed that the carrion eaters had devoured the body of a 52-year-old woman who fell to her death in the Pyrenees. Major Didier Pericou of the gendarmerie said the woman had fallen down a 300-metre slope while taking a […]
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Independent.co.uk reports that a British tourist has been jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of a British soldier on Cyprus, the Ministry of Defence said. David Lee Collins, 19, from Manchester, was stabbed to death after a fight broke out in a nightclub in the popular resort of Ayia Napa last November. Mohammed Abdulkadir […]
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Xinhuanet.com reports that a 20-year old Dutch accused of stabbing an 11-year-old Russian tourist at a hotel on Crete island in southern Greece appeared before a local court on Monday and was remanded to a prison psychiatric ward, as investigation continues, local media reported. Cirino Schrijver worked as a children’s entertainer at a hotel near […]
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Dailymail.co.uk reports that a British tourist has been killed after being hit by a 4×4 while taking an evening stroll in the Canaries. Darren Laurie, 29, from Scotland, died almost instantly after being hit by the car as he crossed an unlit road on the island of Fuerteventura. Read article
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Epghenhi, who was stabbed in the throat by his friend in the beachside city of Nha Trang on Thursday, has died at hospital. Doctors at the Khanh Hoa General Hospital, where Epghenhi had been treated, confirmed his death on Saturday afternoon. His body is now being preserved at the hospital’s mortuary, they added. The Russian […]
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A Canadian tourist has died in the Mexican resort of Cancun. Local media reports say the 21-year-old, identified as Sydney Taylor, died early Tuesday after apparently falling about 10 metres from the balcony of her second-floor hotel room. They say the victim was identified by her Canadian roommate. Read Article
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As reported by business-standard.com, “A 52-year-old German national was struck dead by lightning while he was on a stroll at the beach at Chowwara near here, police said today. The deceased was identified as Wehrle Robert from Regensburg, Germany, police said. He had arrived with his wife on April 21 for ayurvedic treatment at a […]
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According to www.wftv.com, “Orange County deputies said a body that was discovered in a pond near the Caribe Royale hotel Saturday morning is that of a missing tourist. Investigators said Simon Latham, 43, a British national who was visiting from South Korea, was last seen leaving a lounge at the Caribe Royale hotel on World […]
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