Tourist Deaths
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Parents condemn $176 fines for hostel staff after daughters died from tainted alcoholHolly Bowles and Bianca Jones, both 19, died after they were served tainted alcohol laced with methanol at the Nana Backpacker Hostel in Laos in 2024.WorldFeb 10
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Laos mass poisoning casts shadow over tourist town after at least 6 killedThe Laotian government on Saturday officially acknowledged the case and promised to bring the perpetrators to justice, as tourists and business owners in Vang Vieng grow worried.WorldNov 23, 2024
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2nd Australian teen dies, totalling 6 tourists dead in Laos tainted alcohol caseHolly Bowles, 19, had been in critical condition on life support following the poisoning in Laos, but she eventually died in a Bangkok hospital.WorldNov 22, 2024
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28 Canadians died in the Dominican Republic this year amid concerns over American tourist deathsData obtained by Global News from Global Affairs shows an average of 39 Canadians died each year in the Dominican Republic over the past decade.NewsJul 11, 2019
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Three tourists killed, four injured in SUV plunge off Iceland bridgeAn SUV carrying seven British tourists crashed off a bridge in Iceland before dawn, killing three members of one family, including one child.WorldDec 27, 2018
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