Cao Ba Quy, chairman of the Sapa Ward People's Committee, told Dantri Newspaper on the afternoon of November 13 that rescue teams found the body of Khalid Aldawoud, born in 1975, at around 3.30 pm that day near the road leading to O Quy Ho Pass.
The tourist had been missing since the morning of November 7 while travelling in the area.
"The victim was found dead near a drainage culvert along the road leading to O Quy Ho Pass, approximately 200 metres from the location where his motorbike had been abandoned," Quy said.
About 250 people joined the search for the missing tourist (Photo: Sapa ward police).
Previously, at 8.10 pm on November 10, Sapa Ward Police received a request for assistance from staff at the Kuwaiti Embassy to locate Aldawoud, who had been out of contact with his family for several days.
Police investigations found that Aldawoud had been staying at Green Sapa Homestay since November 5. On the morning of November 7, he rented a Yamaha PG-1 motorbike bearing registration number 25AA-526.78 and left the accommodation.
His family and relatives were unable to contact him from that point onwards.
Image of the Kuwaiti tourist (Photo: Sapa ward police).
After receiving the report, Sapa Ward Police verified his personal details, gathered information about his physical appearance, vehicle and travel itinerary, and reported the case to Lao Cai Provincial Police.
Specialised police units and police forces in neighbouring communes and wards were also asked to coordinate searches and review the surrounding areas.
On the evening of November 12, local police found Aldawoud's motorbike in the O Quy Ho area.
By the morning of November 13, authorities had mobilised 250 people to search for the missing tourist in the Sin Chai and Thac Bac areas.
