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Family faces bill of up to £20k to bring traveller’s body home from Vietnam

Ryan Hutchinson died in Hanoi after a crash
Ryan Hutchinson died in Hanoi after a crash (GoFundMe)
  • British tourist Ryan Hutchinson, 43, died in a motorbike crash in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 19 January.
  • The Hull man did not have travel insurance at the time of the incident.
  • His mother, Michelle Cooper, has launched a public appeal to raise funds for mortuary fees and the repatriation of his body to the UK.
  • The family is attempting to raise between £10,000 and £20,000 to cover the costs involved in bringing him home.
  • Ryan's brother, Stephen, described him as an adventurer who loved life and was in "the happiest place he has ever been" while in Vietnam.
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