A Thai woman died after falling off a cliff while visiting a famous monastery in Bhutan on Friday, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.
Paro Taktsang sits on a cliff in Bhutan. A Thai tourist died near the monastery on Friday, according to the Foreign Ministry. (Photo by Patipat Janthong)
The female tourist, about 54 years old, slipped and fell off the cliff near Taktsang Palphug Monastery, as she was visiting the place with a local tour group, the ministry quoted the Thai embassy in Bangladesh as saying on Saturday.
The monastry, better known as Paro Taktsang, is a must-visit place for tourists to the country.
The name of the victim and the cause of the accident remained unknown.
Rescue workers pulled the body from the site and the embassy had coordinated with Dasho Ugen Tshechup Dorji , the Thai honourary consul in Thimphu, to arrange for transport of the body to Thailand, the ministry said.