An Israeli tourist drowned while traveling in Laos, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
The 24-year-old man, who was traveling in Asia after completing his mandatory military service, died while traveling with friends. The latter is what brought the bad news to the family.
Israeli consular services in Hanoi, Vietnam and Thailand have contacted the family and are working to help arrange the return of the young man’s body to Israel where he will be buried, the ministry said.
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Many Israelis make long trips abroad to mark the end of their military service, especially in Southeast Asia which is a very popular destination.
A few weeks ago, a 32-year-old Israeli tourist was found dead in his hotel room in India.
According to local reports, the man, later identified as 32-year-old Natan Levi, was found in his bedroom near the Himalayan mountain Sandakphu in northeastern India by a guide he hired. The latter had gone looking for him when he didn’t show up for the visit scheduled for the day.
The local police assumed that his death was not of a criminal nature and preferred a natural death.
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