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Three British tourists killed climbing waterfalls in central Vietnam | Three British tourists killed climbing waterfalls in central Vietnam |
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A British man who died, along with two other British women tourists, while climbing waterfalls in central Vietnam has been named. | |
Christian Sloan, 25, and two women aged 19 and 25, died after taking a tour with an unauthorised guide at the Datanla waterfalls in Lam Dong province - a popular tourist spot. | |
The family of Mr Sloan, a former Royal Navy sailor, said: "Christian's death is a very sad loss to us. He was a very popular young man, formerly in the Royal Navy, who had many, many friends not just locally but around the world. He lived for life." | |
It was not immediately clear how the three died but their guide has been arrested and is being questioned by police. | |
“We are working on the reasons for their deaths,” Dalat city's deputy police chief Bui Duc Ro told AFP. | “We are working on the reasons for their deaths,” Dalat city's deputy police chief Bui Duc Ro told AFP. |
Vo Anh Tan, deputy director of the Lam Dong joint stock tourist company that manages the Datanla waterfalls said an unauthorised local private tour operator organised the trip for the tourists. | Vo Anh Tan, deputy director of the Lam Dong joint stock tourist company that manages the Datanla waterfalls said an unauthorised local private tour operator organised the trip for the tourists. |
Mr Vo said apparently he did not pay for entrance tickets and did not use the company’s safety gear. | Mr Vo said apparently he did not pay for entrance tickets and did not use the company’s safety gear. |
He also said the guide had been detained by police for questioning. | He also said the guide had been detained by police for questioning. |
Emergency workers reportedly climbed down a steep slope near the waterfall to recover the bodies that were discovered wearing life jackets. | Emergency workers reportedly climbed down a steep slope near the waterfall to recover the bodies that were discovered wearing life jackets. |
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