Mar
17
Elderly British Woman Drowns In Tioman
KUANTAN, March 17 (Bernama) — An elderly British woman drowned in Tioman Island yesterday afternoon after going scuba diving.
Rompin district police chief DSP Abdullah Sani Salat said in the 3.15pm incident, the victim, Usha Vijh, 67, was in the sea with a friend near a jetty on the island.
He said her husband and another friend, who did not go diving, were on the jetty when they saw her flailing her arms for help.
“They swam over and got her out and adminstered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation but failed to revive her,” Abdullah said.
He said police have classified the case as sudden death and that marine police got the victim off the island early this morning.
source : http://www.bernama.com
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