Foreign tourist dies in Vietnam from insect bite   After staying one night at the Hue Central Hospital, Mr. Underwood died on January 9 (Photo: Facebook) A fitness and yoga instructor from South Africa died on January 9 in central Vietnam after allegedly being bitten by an unidentified insect. Tuoitrenews has received confirmation that Paul Underwood died. Hailing from Cape Town, the man was enjoying holiday in the Phong Nha Ke Bang famous tourist area (recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site) in central Vietnam. It is suspected he had earlier been bitten by an unidentified insect when he was in Hanoi. Mr. Underwood enjoyed travelling and surfing and was an energetic and muscular man. Been sick for many days Ms. Le Thi Bich, owner of the Phong Nha Farmstay in Quang Binh province's Bo Trach district, told Tuoitrenews that around 10 days ago, she received the South African guest but since her hotel was fully booked, she told him to check into the Thanh Dat Hotel. “He told me that he had had a fever in the last several days since the time he was in Hanoi because he was bitten by an insect. On the fourth day after staying at Thanh Dat Hotel, he called me [Bich had given him her business card] and told me he had a high fever and asked me the direction to a hospital”, Bich recalled. “We then called a car to take him to hospital but he refused. He said the staff at Thanh Dat Hotel did not speak much English, so we finally took him to our Phong Nha Farmstay and checked him in”, Bich told Tuoitrenews. A corner of Phong Nha Farmstay (Photo: Lam Giang) There, he exhibited signs of fatigue and soreness in the leg so Ms. Bich recommended him the Vietnam-Cuba Dong Hoi Hospital for some tests. He came along with a Polish tourist. When he was back and still had the fever, Bich ordered a car to take him to the Hue Central Hospital in Hue city of Thua Thien Hue province. After staying one night at the Hue Central Hospital, Mr. Underwood died on January 9. The hotel owner said she was not sure if he was killed by the insect bite or not and where he was bitten. TUOITRENEWS