Sunday, May 10, 2009

Tourist Deaths

Last week an American woman vacationing in Thailand with her fiance suddenly fell ill and died.  Jill St. Onge was enjoying the sights and sun on the island of Pi Pi.  Her fiance returned to their room, and found her vomiting and struggling to breath.  He took her to a hospital, but she died a dozen hours later. 

A Norwegian woman died during the same weekend while staying at the same resort.  The resort owner claimed that both women died from drinking to excess, but suspicions have been raised that the causes could have been food poisoning or something in the room.  Hopefully the owner is correct, although safety standards here are not always up to the same level as those in the West. 


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