Sheffield sisters die in Vietnam waterfall climb

The funeral of two sisters from Sheffield who died while backpacking around Vietnam takes place today.

Beth Anderson, 24, and her sister Isobel Mackensie Squire, 19, who were from the Eccelsall area of the city were found at the Datanla Waterfallsin the Da Lat area of Vietnam on Friday 26 February. They were seven weeks into a tour of South East Asia when the tragedy happened.

Tributes have been paid to the Sheffield sisters who died in a waterfall tragedy in Vietnam.

Beth Anderson and Isobel Squire were seven weeks into a backpacking tour of South East Asia. South Yorkshire Police officers are working with the Foreign Office and Vietnamese authorities to investigate their deaths.

Isobel was a student at Silverdale Sixth Form. Today her head teacher remembered the 19-year-old.

The Foreign Office has confirmed that the Vietnamese tour company involved in the deaths of two Sheffield sisters was licensed and legitimate.

South Yorkshire Police officers are currently working with the FCO and Vietnamese authorities to establish the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Beth Giselle Anderson, 24, and her sister Isobel Mackensie Squire, 19.

The sisters were found at the Datanla Waterfalls in the Da Lat area of Vietnam on Friday 26 February. They were seven weeks into a backpacking tour of South East Asia.

A full investigation is underway into the circumstances surrounding their death.

The devastated family of two Sheffield sisters who died in Vietnam while climbing at a popular tourist spot have paid tribute to their adventurous spirit and love of life.

Beth Anderson, 24, and her sister Isobel Mackensie Squire, 19, who were from the Eccelsall area of Sheffield were backpacking round South East Asia when the tragedy happened. The Foreign Commonwealth Office have confirmed they were two of the three young people whose bodies were found in Vietnam yesterday (Friday 26 February).

An investigation has been launched by police in Vietnam into the circumstances surrounding the deaths.

A spokeswoman for Beth and Isobel’s family said that their lives would never be the same again.

She added: “Two bright lights have gone out. They shone brightly for 24 and 19 years for everyone who loved and adored them and everyone who came into contact with them.

“Sisters, Beth and Izzy were living a life of adventure and did so, right to the end.”

Two British women who died during a waterfall climb in Vietnam are half-sisters, ITV News understands.

The girls, believed to be Beth Anderson and Isobel Mackensie Squire, died along with another Brit Christian Sloan as they trekked along the Datanla Waterfalls in the Lam Dong province.

It has been reported the trio may have been with an unauthorised tour guide when the tragedy happened.

The family have paid tribute to them saying: "Two bright lights have gone out. They shone brightly for 24 and 19 years for everyone who loved and adored them and everyone who came into contact with them.

“Sisters, Beth and Izzy were living a life of adventure and did so, right to the end.”

Three British tourists, including two women thought to be from Sheffield, have died in Vietnam while climbing a popular tourist spot.

The two women, believed to be aged 19 and 25, alongside a 25-year-old man from Kent, died at the popular Datanla Waterfalls in the Lam Dong province.

It has been suggested they were with an unauthorised tour guide at the time, who is now being questioned by police.