Overview
- Chinese tourist Deqing Zhuoga was found dead on September 2 at Clandestino Hostel in Canggu after a late August communal dinner preceded a wave of severe illness among guests.
- Badung/Kuta Police detailed that staff took her to a clinic but she returned to the dorm due to cost concerns and was later discovered unresponsive in her bed.
- A post-mortem by Dr Marcell concluded the death was likely preventable with timely medical care, though the precise source of contamination remains undetermined.
- Survivors, including roommate Leila Li and traveler Leslie Zhao, report more than 20 people were sick, allege pesticide and food poisoning linked to recent bedbug fumigation, and describe inadequate help from staff.
- Police have named several victims in an official report and said they will investigate the hostel, while victims say requests to Booking.com and Agoda to remove the listing have gone unanswered and the venue has limited public feedback.