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Chinese tourist drowns near Koh Racha whilst snorkelling

Yesterday afternoon (October 15), 26 years old He Sixiang drowned during a snorkelling tour near Racha Noi Island.
The man and his girlfriend went for a trip with a group of 24 people and when the snorkelling time was up the tour guide found that one passenger was missing.
After searching for the missing diver, they found him face down with his mask still on, floating in the sea, still clinging to his life jacket. The boat crew applied first aid and tried to resuscitate him but were unsuccessful.
His body was sent to Vachira Hospital for further examination.
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simon01
Monday, October 16, 2017 at 1:37 pm
Please can you check the story as all other reports are of a snorkeling trip NOT diving trip. He was also found holding his life jacket and not wearing it. The other stories also say he had his snorkel still in. When scuba diving he would not have had a life jacket. Please check as bad reporting can really damage an industry here in Phuket where ALL dive centers safety is Paramount at all times. May be he booked the snorkel trip through a dive center but the other reports say the trips was not diving. Mis reporting can do a lot of damage here in phuket.