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A 26-year-old man from Sydney has died in a flying fox accident in Laos.
Lee Hudswell, 26, from Cronulla in Sydney's south, was on holidays with friends in Laos when the accident happened.
His uncle, Ray Hudswell, has told the ABC his nephew was riding on a flying fox when he either hit a tree or a rock and fell into a river below.
There was a search for him and he was found alive but died on the way to hospital.
New Zealand local Brad Haigh saw the incident and said Mr Hudswell landed badly in the river after he jumped from a tower in the riverside town of Vang Vieng.
"People put him on his side, and tried to resuscitate him. But nobody knew what was happening. He jumped into the river, which is what everyone does, but there was no first aid on the river and no one knew what to do," he told the Sydney Morning Herald
"He was taken to hospital in a tuk tuk. It was shocking. Last year 22 people died here in the river.
"It was my first time tubing and I never want to do it again. Something has to be done – it's all good fun drinking and dancing by the river, but when you add the free whisky, tubing and slides, it's really dangerous."
His father will leave for Laos tomorrow and is said to be distraught by the news.
Consular officials in Vientiane are working with local authorities and assistance is being given to the man's family in Australia.
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My heart go out to the Lee Hudswell family. So Lao goverment need to take a look at it if its really safe to allow this kinda thing keep going. According to the Paper, 22 people died last years, don't they the authority learn from this ? I guess not..
That place has always been a place for young party and drinkers. Hopefully foreigner can now learn from this tragic issue to be a bit more wiser, and be safe when doing anything daring in Laos. Their is no law or rule in some of these isolated region of Laos.
My heart and prayer goes out to his family and Lee Hudswell RIP.
RIP.
Foreigners like to blame authorities. What about peoples own responsibilities and wisdom ? You don't have to be that smart, to solve an equation like alcohol + river + rock + jumping = DANGER.
I know well this area, and used to work in tourism industry. I always warned my guests about risks, but most of the time, they don't care.
@Anonymous
That real dangerous. Lao authorities need to solve this problem.Seriously.