An Irish man and woman have died in separate incidents while on holiday.
20-year-old Alex McGourty from Sligo was killed after being caught up in a flash-flood while kayaking in Ecuador.
He was among a group who got into difficulty in the River Abanico.
A search is continuing for three others who are missing, while a fifth member of the group has been found alive.
The Department of Foreign Affairs is aware of the case and says it's providing consular assistance.
While police in Thailand are investigating after a Donegal woman died in a tragic accident there.
Louise Furey (27) from Glenties, who had been living on the Channel Islands, was holidaying in Koh Samui when she died in a fall from a hotel balcony.
The Glenties Community Development Group said on Facebook the town is "numb with shock".
