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Vietnam speeds up efforts to search for missing British tourist

Xinhua, June 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Vietnam is speeding up efforts to search for the British tourist who went missing while climbing Fansipan Mountain in Vietnam's northern Lao Cai Province since June 4.

According to Nguyen Duy Thinh, Deputy Director of Hoang Lien National Park in Lao Cai, the Department of Rescue and Relief under Ministry of Defense has sent sniffer dogs to the park to search for the missing tourist, reported Lao Cai's official online newspaper on Wednesday.

Aiden Shaw Webb and his girlfriend from Britain arrived in Lao Cai's Sa Pa town on June 2. In the early morning of June 3, Webb went climbing while his girlfriend stayed at the hotel. He started the journey in Sin Chai hamlet and followed the direction of the cable car system to Fansipan Summit.

During his journey, Webb and his girlfriend maintained contact via phone, said the report, who told his girl friend that he had sustained injuries to arms and legs. Contact between Webb and his girlfriend was lost at 6 a.m. local time on June 4.

After receiving information of the missing tourist, Sa Pa authorities have sent rescue teams to the area to search for the missing British tourist.

The path to the 3,143-meter Fansipan Summit, the highest peak in Vietnam, is said to be very dangerous. Endit