Brit influencer and fiance found dead in Vietnamese hotel room after announcing engagement
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Mystery surrounds how the newly engaged couple met their deaths in Vietnam. A British woman and her fiance have been found dead in a Vietnamese hotel just weeks after announcing their engagement. Greta Marie Otteson, 33, and Arno Quinton Els, 36, were found in separate hotel rooms in the Hoi An Silverbell villa in Hoi An Twon after drinking wine, according to police.
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Cleaners found the bodies of Ms Otteson, a social media manager and travel influencer, in her bed in room 101 and her South African partner Mr Els in room 201 on Boxing Day. A provincial police spokesperson said: “There were no signs of ransacking at the scene. The victims’ belongings and phones were untouched.”.
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Initial reports indicated no signs of scratches or external force on the bodies of the couple, who were discovered on their beds. Police were photographed collecting several empty bottles of alcohol from both rooms and taking them away for forensic analysis.
A YouTube video announcing the couple’s engagement posted just two weeks before they were found dead sees the pair kissing and holding hands as they walk through Hoi An. Mr Els, who has worked as a barista and a stand-up comedian, said in the clip: “We’re just two people from opposite ends of the world, living in Asia, which is quite precious, I think.
“Life outside is always a bit chaotic so it’s nice to have someone who can just ground you and keep you sane.”. A close friend who grew up with Mr Els in Durban, told The Independent: “They were an incredible couple—different in many ways, yet so perfectly in sync.
