A 72-year-old man has reportedly died throughout a dive at Kampung Paya Seashore on Pulau Tioman, Malaysia.
The diver, who has been recognized as Low Choon Foi, a retired engineer from Johor Baru on Malaysia’s southern coast, had arrived on Pulau Tioman earlier the identical day with 14 pals from Singapore, and was scheduled to go away on Saturday.
Low reportedly entered the water with a buddy at roughly 6.30 pm, however was discovered unconscious on the seashore simply over an hour later, with ‘froth coming from his mouth,’ based on an announcement from the native police.
He was transported to the close by Kampung Tekek Well being Clinic. He was pronounced lifeless by medics at round 9.20 pm, who subsequently notified the Pulau Tioman police.
Rompin District Police Chief Superintendent Sharif Shaif Mondoi stated that there have been ‘no indicators of foul play’ indicated within the 72-year-old’s demise; nonetheless, he issued a warning for divers to make sure they’re bodily ready to dive.
‘Low and a pal entered the water at Kampung Paya for a diving session at 6.30 pm,’ Supt Sharif Shaif stated in his assertion. ‘At about 7.40 pm, his pal discovered him unconscious by the seaside, with froth coming from his mouth.’
‘The pal alerted the resort administration, and efforts had been made to hurry the sufferer to the Kampung Tekek well being clinic. A physician on the clinic confirmed Low’s demise at 9.20 pm and notified the Pulau Tioman police station at 10 pm.
‘In gentle of this incident, I counsel diving fans to make sure they’re in good well being and bodily match earlier than partaking in such actions, and to get ample relaxation beforehand.’
Pulau Tioman is an island off the Malaysian peninsula’s jap coast and a preferred scuba diving vacation spot. A lot of the diving across the island is in calm, slack water, with more difficult circumstances discovered round a few of Tioman’s smaller offshore islets.
