Three British tourists have died while climbing waterfalls in central Vietnam and their guide is being questioned by police, officials and state media reported.
It was not immediately known how the Brits, thought to be two women and a man, died in the accident in Lam Dong province. The Datanla waterfalls are popular with Western backpackers.
Vo Anh Tan, deputy director of the Lam Dong tourist company that manages the falls, said an unauthorised local private tour operator arranged the tour for the tourists.
They apparently did not pay for entrance tickets and did not use the company’s safety gear. He said the guide has 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 were recovered.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are in contact with local authorities in Ho Chi Minh City, following an incident near Da Lat, Vietnam."
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