Two tourists die after ‘fumigation’ at Sri Lanka hotel
Ebony McIntosh, pictured, and a German woman died after staying at the Miracle Colombo City Hostel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo / via Instagram
- Sri Lankan police are investigating the deaths of two tourists after suspected poisoning from fumigation.
- Ebony McIntosh, 24, and a 26-year-old German woman died after falling ill in Colombo.
- The hostel was fumigated for bed bugs; police closed it and are conducting tests.
Sri Lankan police on Saturday said they were investigating the death of two foreign tourists, suspected to have succumbed to poisoning after the fumigation against insects in their hostel rooms.
The tourists, both women, a 24-year-old Briton and a 26-year-old German, were discovered sick in their hostel rooms in the capital Colombo.
The Briton, whose family named as Ebony McIntosh, died in hospital on February 2, the same day she had arrived in the hostel.
The German woman died on February 3, police said.
