Overview
- Daniel Owen, 47, director of QSI International School of Haiphong, and his son Cooper, 15, died after an attack on Oct. 15 at Green Jungle Park near Luang Prabang.
- The pair were reportedly swarmed while descending from a tree with their guide during a ziplining activity, according to accounts cited by The Times.
- Both arrived conscious at the Phakan Arocavet Clinic and were later transferred to Luang Prabang provincial hospital, where they died the same day.
- Green Jungle Park called the event unprecedented and said it has reviewed procedures, while the condition of the guide has not been publicly confirmed.
- The U.S. Department of State confirmed two American deaths in Luang Prabang, Laotian authorities are reportedly investigating, and the insects were described as what appeared to be Asian giant hornets without formal species confirmation.