As reported by phuketwan.com, “Rescuers found a crashed US helicopter in jungle today in northern Thailand and airlifted seven injured Americans out to hospitals. Four were admitted. They are Brigan Forney, Sarah Smith, Matthew Marcinko and Gavin Christian. Brigan Forney is reported to be suffering serious burns.” Read Article
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A Michigan family is grateful to be alive after surviving an avalanche Saturday at Colorado’s Arapahoe Basin. An avalanche “in-bounds” was reported Saturday just before 3 p.m. in West Montezuma Bowl. That is on the back side of Arapahoe Basin. Read Article
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As covered by newsonjapan.com, “A bus crashed through the guardrail on an expressway and fell onto train tracks below, injuring 42 passengers, in Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Sunday evening. According to police, the bus, operated by Johoku Kotsu, was carrying 43 passengers and a driver home from a one-day skiing tour to Fukuoka Prefecture when […]
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As reported bynewsinfo.inquirer.net, “Two Korean tourists and a Filipino driver were injured Sunday afternoon when their tourist van slammed into the rear of a Ceres bus in Borbon town, Cebu. The victims–Seong Hee Yoon, 25, his female companion Nam Gukhe, 26; and Filipino driver Glicerio Muñez–were brought to a hospital in Cebu City after the […]
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As reported in thejakartaglobe.com, “A South Korean tourist was hospitalized on Monday after he was attacked by a sword-wielding assailant in a botched carjacking attempt. Kim Seong-cheol, 42, was returning to his car parked on Jalan Darmawangsa in South Kuta when a man riding a motorcycle brandished a sword and attacked him. The victim fought […]
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Japantimes.com reported that thirty-four people were injured when a tourist bus and a Self-Defense Forces truck collided Saturday on a road in Fukuoka Prefecture, police reported. The truck’s two SDF personnel sustained broken bones, while the tour conductor and 31 passengers on the bus received minor injuries in the accident in Asakura, according to the […]
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As reported by thephuketnews.com, “Two Australian sisters injured in a speedboat incident last month now face mounting doctor’s bills after what they say was incorrect treatment by Phuket International Hospital – with the tour company responsible yet to pay for expensive additional treatment. Tegan Larin, 24, and her sister Rahni, 27, were on holiday in […]
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Killing took place outside of luxury resort According to thesundaily.myTwo Japanese tourists were killed and 11 injured when a knife-wielding man went on a rampage after ramming his car into a shop outside a luxury Guam resort, stunning the Pacific nation Wednesday. The attack occurred late Tuesday when the man drove his car up a […]
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As reported by stuff.co.nz, ” Two English tourists seriously injured in a head-on collision near Lake Pukaki…The elderly couple’s vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by a German tourist in his 20s on Sunday. The German tourist was taken to Christchurch Hospital…” Read Article
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As reported by stuff.co.nz, ” Five tourists were injured when a campervan crashed into a creek in South Canterbury yesterday. Senior Constable Brent Swanson, of Tekapo, said the vehicle veered off State Highway 8 just east of Burkes Pass about 4.45pm. He said the five occupants were tourists from Australia who had been in the […]
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