Mystery surrounds deaths of two Chinese tourists in Nepal hotel room
PUBLISHED : Friday, 13 December, 2013, 11:13pm
UPDATED : Saturday, 14 December, 2013, 1:51am
Agence France-Presse in Kathmandu
Nagarkot is a popular tourist destination for its view of Himalayas.
Two Chinese tourists who were part of a tour group visiting Nepal were found dead in their hotel room northeast of Kathmandu yesterday under unexplained circumstances, police said.
Officers said they were investigating the deaths of the men, one aged 62, and the other 55 at the popular tourist destination of Nagarkot, a short distance from the capital and renowned for its amazing scenery.
Nagarkot commands one of the best views of the Himalayas in the Kathmandu valley.
"They arrived Thursday afternoon, went sightseeing, left the other tour members late in the evening and went to bed," officer Shreeram Giri said.
Police broke into the men's room after the pair failed to appear for breakfast.
"One was found dead in his bed and the other appeared to have died while coming out of bathroom," Giri said.
He said an autopsy would be carried out but declined to comment on the cause of the deaths.
More than 500,000 tourists visit Nepal every year and tourism is one of the major contributors to the economy of the impoverished Himalayan nation.
