A Vancouver man with family ties to the B.C. Interior is being remembered online after he was found dead in Laos.
Jesse Preston was supposed to return to Canada on Feb. 16, 2017 after a six-week trip in southeast Asia. The same day he was set to return home, his body was found by authorities in Vang Vieng, Laos.
While details were scarce at first and his family struggled to find answers, it is believed a bad infection took his life as he was unable to receive the same kind of medical care he would have in Canada.
A warning, according to his cousin, to others who travel overseas.
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He reportedly had a travel companion with him near the end of his life, helping to keep him comfortable.
There will be a Buddhist ceremony overseas prior to returning his ashes home to Canada.
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