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Britons die near Datanla waterfalls in Vietnam Britons die near Datanla waterfalls in Vietnam
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Three British tourists have been found dead near waterfalls in Vietnam.Three British tourists have been found dead near waterfalls in Vietnam.
It was not immediately clear how the tourists - reported to be two women aged 19 and 25, and a man - had died. It was not immediately clear how the tourists - reported to be one man and two women aged 19 and 25 - had died.
Local news reports said police believed the visitors might have slipped while exploring the Datanla waterfalls. A local man who had taken them to the falls has been questioned by police. Initial investigations suggest one of the group slipped while exploring the Datanla waterfalls, in Lam Dong province, and that they inadvertently took the others down with them.
Their bodies were found downstream from the falls, in Lam Dong province, which are popular with Western visitors. Police are questioning a local man who was with the group to establish whether he was a local resident or a guide.
'No ropes''No ropes'
Quynh Le, from the BBC's Vietnamese Service, said he had spoken to the official in charge of the recovery operation, and had been told the initial investigation suggested that the tourists had tried to go through the forest to reach the canyons. Nguyen Van Yen, deputy chairman of Lam Dong province, who was in charge of the operation to recover the bodies, told the BBC: "When we found the bodies, we found their helmets and safety jackets but no ropes.
Our reporter said: "Apparently on the way there one person slipped on the stream and unfortunately he took the other two people with him." "According to our initial investigation, after visiting the Datanla waterfalls, they went to the forest to another area for canyoning. On their way, they passed through a stream which flowed into a waterfall. Unfortunately a person slipped, taking the other two with him."
Authorities had stressed that this was just the initial investigation, and emphasised that the investigation was still ongoing, he added. The man who was with them was questioned by police but has not been detained, he said.
According to local reports, emergency workers had to climb down a steep slope to recover the bodies.
Police are investigating whether the man thought to have been with the tourists was a local resident or a tour guide.Police are investigating whether the man thought to have been with the tourists was a local resident or a tour guide.
The bodies are to be moved from from Lam Dong province to Ho Chi Minh City, he added. The bodies are to be moved from from Lam Dong province to Ho Chi Minh City.
'Providing support' According to local reports, emergency workers had to climb down a steep slope to recover the bodies.
Emergency workers had climbed down a steep slope to recover the bodies, which were found wearing life jackets, the local reports said. Deputy director of the tourist company which manages the falls, Vo Anh Tan, said visitors usually started at the top of the tiered waterfalls and climbed down.
Deputy director of the tourist company which manages the falls, Vo Anh Tan, said visitors usually worked their way down the tiered waterfalls. Simon Calder, travel editor at The Independent, told the BBC the area was extraordinarily popular on the backpacker trail, offering opportunities for canyoning, white water rafting and to climb or descend the waterfalls.
The Foreign Office said: "We are providing support to the families of three British nationals following their deaths near Da Lat, Vietnam.The Foreign Office said: "We are providing support to the families of three British nationals following their deaths near Da Lat, Vietnam.
"Our sympathies are with their families and friends at this difficult time. We are in close contact with local authorities in Vietnam on their behalf.""Our sympathies are with their families and friends at this difficult time. We are in close contact with local authorities in Vietnam on their behalf."
Da Lat is the capital of Lam Dong province, in the country's Central Highlands. Da Lat is the capital of Lam Dong province, in the country's central highlands.
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