A young British tourist and her Canadian friend are reported to have been found dead in a backpackers’ hostel in Cambodia.
Natalie Seymour, 22, and 27-year-old Canadian Abbey Gail Amisola are believed to have been found dead in the Monkey Republic guest house in the southern Cambodian city of Kampot.
The friends are believed to have died after taking tablets they bought at a chemist after feeling unwell, Natalie’s mother Wendy Bowler revealed.
The pair were suffering from symptoms of food poisoning and are understood to have gone to a medical centre to buy medication before going back to bed.
Speaking from her home in Shefford, Bedfordshire, Bowler told MailOnline that her daughter had only recently texted her to say she was “wasn’t well” and “might go and get something to make her feel better”.
A member of the management of the Monkey Republic hostel told MailOnline: “We are all deeply shocked and very sad for the families and friends of these two very nice women.
“It seems they were very close friends who were travelling together. They arrived together and went around together.
“This is now in the hands of the police but there is nothing suspicious about their deaths.
“One of the staff saw them last night and asked if they were going to eat in the restaurant, but they said they weren’t going to be eating. They did have a lot of water in their room. Everyone is very upset about it.”
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirmed it was helping the woman’s family.