A British lady and her South African fiancé have been discovered useless at a vacation villa in Vietnam.
The Overseas, Commonwealth and Improvement Workplace (FCDO) confirmed it’s in touch with native authorities and is offering assist to the household of Greta Marie Otteson, 33.
Ms Otteson and companion Arno Quinton Els, 36, are believed to have been discovered useless on beds in separate rooms on the Hoi An Silverbell villa in Hoi An, central Quang Nam Province, on the morning of 26 December.
An FCDO spokesperson stated: “We are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Vietnam and are in contact with the local authorities.”
It added the couple had registered for long-term momentary residence on the vacationer villa in July 2024.
Ms Otteson ran a social media and model advertising firm known as Not Sorry Social and had beforehand labored in plenty of areas together with Los Angeles, Paris and Dubai, earlier than travelling to Vietnam with Mr Els.
Mr Els was an expert barista, musician and streamer, who additionally beforehand labored as a slapstick comedian.
On 11 December, the couple stunned their family members by asserting their engagement in a video posted on Instagram by Pink Eye Studios.
The publish’s caption learn: “Living in the romantic city of Hoi An, our good friends Greta and Arno decided to surprise their families with a beautiful video to announce their engagement.”
In November, six folks, together with British lawyer Simone White, died as a result of suspected methanol poisoning in Vietnam’s neighbouring Laos.
Ms White, 28, from Orpington, was one in every of plenty of folks taken to hospital after the incident within the widespread backpacking city of Vang Vieng.
Police in Laos have detained a number of folks in reference to the loss of life of Ms White and 5 others, together with two Australian youngsters, two Danish girls and an American man.
These poisoned within the incident are believed to have been served drinks contaminated with methanol, which is typically utilized by disreputable bars as a less expensive different to ethanol however may cause extreme poisoning or loss of life.
