Missing Melbourne backpacker Britt Lapthorne has been found - and the outcome is every parent's worst nightmare.
No one can feel anything but sympathy and pain for her parents and brother. They are left with the heartbreaking reality of the loss of a beautiful 21 y.o. girl who was enjoying herself on holiday when she vanished from a nightclub in Croatia.
A journalist penned her personal thoughts in MXNews this week.
Commenting on the Britt Lapthorne case, she confessed that she had travelled to Croatia previously and had visited the very same nightclub. She admitted that when she was there, she had gotten carried away by the atmosphere and the fact that she was on holiday. She partied too much, drank too much; she was alone in a strange place. In other words, she put herself in a vulnerable position. She was fortunate to come home unscathed.
I thought it was brave and honest of her to say what she did. Perhaps her commentary can act as a wake-up call to other young travellers, particularly solo backpackers, not to take unnecessary risks in a strange country. By all means have your adventures, but remember that there are people who love you and who are waiting for you to come home safe and well.
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