{"id":144886,"date":"2026-05-18T18:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/vulnerable-off-grid-british-tourist-missing-in-vietnam-for-a-month-terrified-family-pleads-for-help\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T18:53:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:53:07","slug":"vulnerable-off-grid-british-tourist-missing-in-vietnam-for-a-month-terrified-family-pleads-for-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/vulnerable-off-grid-british-tourist-missing-in-vietnam-for-a-month-terrified-family-pleads-for-help\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Vulnerable&#8217; off-grid British tourist missing in Vietnam for a month, terrified family pleads for help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_39145633\" class=\"wp-caption\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A &#8220;vulnerable&#8221; British tourist has mysteriously disappeared in Vietnam &#8211; prompting a massive search after disappearing without a trace for more than a month.<\/p>\n<p>Lachlan Brownrigg has not been heard from since April 22, leaving his desperate family fearing the worst after all contact suddenly ended.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module \">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsign up for <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-main\">Sun<\/span> Newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39145602\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39145602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b0c25c29-3d59-4a3d-bdf2-b8fe12dd24b9.jpg?w=673\" alt=\"Family terrified as anti-social media Brit disappears in Vietnam, without contact for almost a month\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-39145602\" width=\"673\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b0c25c29-3d59-4a3d-bdf2-b8fe12dd24b9.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 946w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b0c25c29-3d59-4a3d-bdf2-b8fe12dd24b9.jpg?resize=210,300&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 210w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b0c25c29-3d59-4a3d-bdf2-b8fe12dd24b9.jpg?resize=718,1024&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 718w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b0c25c29-3d59-4a3d-bdf2-b8fe12dd24b9.jpg?resize=420,600&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 420w, 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https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b0c25c29-3d59-4a3d-bdf2-b8fe12dd24b9.jpg?resize=35,50&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 35w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Lachlan Brownrigg has not been heard from since April 22<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Jam Press\/Ellie Elizabeth<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39145605\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39145605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dray-sap-waterfall-dak-lak-1081845631.jpg?w=960\" alt=\"Family terrified as anti-social media Brit disappears in Vietnam, without contact for almost a month\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-39145605\" width=\"960\" height=\"556\" 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https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dray-sap-waterfall-dak-lak-1081845631.jpg?resize=104,60&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 104w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dray-sap-waterfall-dak-lak-1081845631.jpg?resize=138,80&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 138w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dray-sap-waterfall-dak-lak-1081845631.jpg?resize=960,556&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 960w, https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dray-sap-waterfall-dak-lak-1081845631.jpg?resize=50,29&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Lachlan was last reported to be at Dre Sap Waterfall in Dak Lak, Vietnam<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Jam Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The passenger, described as a &#8220;vulnerable adult&#8221;, was last seen visiting a popular tourist site before vanishing into thin air.<\/p>\n<p>His phone is now switched off, he has no WhatsApp connection \u2013 and, importantly, he does not use social media, making it almost impossible to track his activities.<\/p>\n<p>Lachlan was last reported to be at the Dre Sap waterfall in Dak Lak, Vietnam, although his family warned that he had probably moved on \u2013 or was living somewhere unknown.<\/p>\n<p>At home in Warrington, Cheshire, his loved ones&#8217; fears grow as the days wear on with no sign of him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-wrapper article-readmore__content-wrapper--multi\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spx-Brit-Body-Malaga-23413-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">beach tragedy<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Missing Brit, 25, found dead on Costa del Sol holiday beach<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/newspress-collage-nd7fl7bp7-1776005753672.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;1776009389&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">hopeless argument<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">British father, 70, missing in Spain after suddenly disappearing on last day of trip<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lachlan is described as having brown blonde hair, blue eyes and distinctive tattoos on his chest, arm and lower leg. He is approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall with medium build.<\/p>\n<p>His family is now appealing to anyone from the immediate area \u2013 local or expat \u2013 with information to come forward.<\/p>\n<p>His sister Ellie Elizabeth said: \u201cMy brother is currently missing in Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan be unsafe at this time as is considered an unsafe adult.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis phone is switched off, there is no WhatsApp connection and he doesn&#8217;t even have social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is believed to have been in the area of \u200b\u200bDak Sak, Dre Sap waterfall around April 22, but the location may have changed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is believed that I am in home stay but it is unclear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLachlan if you see this \u2013 please contact us, we just want to know you&#8217;re okay.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A &#8220;vulnerable&#8221; British tourist has mysteriously disappeared in Vietnam &#8211; prompting a massive search after disappearing without a trace for more than a month. Lachlan Brownrigg has not been heard from since April 22, leaving his desperate family fearing the worst after all contact suddenly ended. sign up for Sun Newsletter Thank you! 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