As covered by theportugalnews.com, “A Belgian tourist has died after being swept to her death by waves from a cliff-top in Peniche as she took pictures on a family holiday. Pedro Vinhas Silva, head of the Peniche Coastguard, said the 45-year-old woman was swept from Cabo Carvoeiro cliff-tops by a wave as she was taking pictures near the lighthouse. Her body washed ashore twenty-four hours later (today) north of Baleal beach, Peniche. The tragedy occurred at around 10.30am Thursday morning (4 April). The woman is believed to have been close to the Cabo Carvoeiro cliff-edge as she took photos.” Read Article
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According to timesofindia.indiatimes.com, ” A woman tourist from Mumbai died after a motorbike banged into hers at Naikawaddo in Calangute around midnight on Tuesday. The Calangute police said that Tajasvi Sundarajan, who was riding a scooter, sustained grievous injuries when a Pulsar being ridden by Suresh Deepy, a resident of Gauravaddo, Calangute, dashed into her […]
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Four people have been killed in three separate road crashes in Queensland, the worst of the states’ additions to the national Easter holiday road toll. A German tourist and a police officer were among the fatalities on Friday. The 19-year-old tourist was driving a van that collided head-on with a sedan on a far north […]
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As covered by lakepowelllife.com, “A 46-year old Colorado Springs man is dead as the result of an accident while horseback riding back up the Grand Canyon from Havasupai Village to Hilltop. Coconino County Sheriff’s spokesman Gerry Blair says several witnesses reported seeing William Kevin Hagins riding in a line of horses on a guided trip […]
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milenio.com reported a tourist died by drowning in the beach hammocks this port, officials of the Ministry of Public Security of Guerrero. Mario Alberto Vigueras Contreras, a native of Guanajuato, became the first tourist who died by drowning in the Easter holiday period this year, officials said, reporting that the body was found at the […]
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thestar.co.uk reported that a young woman with a ‘complete love of life’ died when the bus in which she was travelling tipped down a hillside abroad. Rita McAndrew, aged 24, of Burcot Road, Meersbrook, Sheffield, was travelling in South America before taking up a place at university to study science. A Sheffield inquest heard the […]
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Zimbio.com reported that after surviving a 150-ft fall while rock climbing, 51-year-old Mark Phillps died after falling from the helicopter that came to rescue him. Read Article
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As reported by Japantimes.co.jp, a female Japanese tourist died Friday night in a roller coaster derailment at an amusement park in Cambodia, a local government official said Saturday. Bun Tharith, deputy governor of Siem Reap Province, identified the victim as 21-year-old Saki Takita from Aomori Prefecture. She had arrived in Cambodia on Wednesday. Read Article
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Laura Dawn Penton, age 26, killed in motorcycle accident in Cozumel Mexico – Victim from Calgary Canada / Driving Honda motorcycle when she lost control – apparently hit her head on pavement and died. dqr.com.mx reported that a tourist was killed in a tragic way to skid on the motorcycle he was driving in a […]
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As reported by dailyrecord.co.uk, “AN elderly tourist has died after being knocked down in Edinburgh. The woman in her 70s was walking with a friend in Palmerston Place in the west of the city last night when she was hit by a small van…The woman was a foreign visitor on holiday in Edinburgh, the force […]
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