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Three British tourists die climbing waterfalls in central Vietnam Three British tourists die climbing waterfalls in central Vietnam
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Three British tourists have died while climbing waterfalls in central Vietnam, and their guide is being questioned by police, officials and state media are reporting. Three British tourists have died while climbing waterfalls in Vietnam, and their guide is being questioned by police, officials and state media reported.
It is not immediately known how they died in the accident near Dalat in Lam Dong province in the central highlands.It is not immediately known how they died in the accident near Dalat in Lam Dong province in the central highlands.
Vo Anh Tan, deputy director of the Lam Dong joint stock tourist company that manages the Datanla waterfalls, said visitors usually started at the top of the tiered waterfall, which was popular among western tourists.Vo Anh Tan, deputy director of the Lam Dong joint stock tourist company that manages the Datanla waterfalls, said visitors usually started at the top of the tiered waterfall, which was popular among western tourists.
Tan said an unauthorised local private tour operator arranged the trip for the tourists and apparently did not pay for entrance tickets and did not use the company’s safety gear. He said the guide had been detained by police for questioning. Tan said an unauthorised local private tour operator arranged the trip for the tourists and apparently did not pay for entrance tickets or use the company’s safety gear. He said the guide had been detained by police for questioning.
The state-run Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper said the bodies of two women and a man who were British had been recovered. The state-run Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper said the bodies of two British women and a man had been recovered.
The bodies were recovered downstream. Police believe the tourists might have slipped while exploring the area, according to local news reports.
The British Foreign Office said: “We are in contact with local authorities in Ho Chi Minh City following an incident near Da Lat, Vietnam.”