329 foreigners died in Goa in six years

Figures tabled on the floor of the assembly today by the state government show 329 foreigners died in Goa between 2005 and 2011.

The data furnished by state Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar indicates that every second foreigner dies an "unnatural death".

Of the 329 foreigners, 177 died an "unnatural death" in the state while holidaying in the state, the reply mentioned.

The maximum number of foreigners who died were from the UK which accounts for the second highest number of foreigners holidaying in Goa.

Russians top the chart of foreign tourist arrivals in the state.

In 2008, British teenager Scarlet Keeling was found dead on Goa's Anjuna beach, following which two persons were arrested for drugging, sexually abusing and leaving her to die on the beach.

The highest number of foreign tourists' death were reported in 2009--65.

Besides, 59 foreigners died in 2007, 37 in 2005, 40 in 2006, 41 in 2008, 65 in 2009, 50 in 2010 and 37 in 2011, the report said.