British woman Greta Otteson and fiance Arno Els Quinton
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A British woman and her South African fiance have been found dead inside a holiday villa in Vietnam, local authorities have confirmed

The bodies of Greta Marie Otteson, 33, and Els Arno Quinton, 36, were reportedly found in a hotel in Hội An, located on Vietnam’s central coast, by a cleaner on December 26.

Otteson was found on a bed in the first-floor room at about 11.18am local time, while her fiance Quinton was reportedly found on a bed in another room in the villa, police said in a statement.

British woman Greta Otteson and fiance Arno Els Quinton
British woman Greta Otteson and fiance Arno Els Quinton. (Facebook)

Local media report the couple’s bodies showed no evidence of trauma or violence and the room had no signs of a break-in.

Police are investigating their deaths after staffers at the villa found their bodies, according to VietNamNet, a news outlet affiliated with Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications.

The Guardian reports Otteson and Quinton had both registered for long-term temporary residence at the villa since July 4 last year.

Otteson worked as a social media marketing manager and Quinta worked as a barista and a musician.

A spokesperson for the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office told UK media “we are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Vietnam and are in contact with local authorities”.

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