Dailymirror.lk reports that a 31-year-old Afghan tourist drowned while bathing in the sea behind a hotel in Eththukala area in Negombo last evening, police said. He had been a guest at the hotel during the past couple of days. They said a rescue operation with the support of lifesaving groups of the area was underway in search of the victim’s body. Eththukala tourist police are conducting further investigations. Read article
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Sky News reports that a British man on an adventure trip has died in a white-water rafting accident, just days after reportedly scaling America’s tallest mountain. Stephen Morton fell from a boat while exploring the rapids and canyons of Six Mile Creek near Hope, Alaska. He is believed to have been part of a 10-man […]
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Three people died swimming off the UAE coastline in Dubai and Ajman on Friday prompting warnings for beachgoers to pay heed to sea condition advisories that could be fatal, as reported by gulfnews.com. In an incident off Jumeirah Beach in Dubai, two Indian men drowned on Friday night, police said. Police confirmed that one of […]
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According to a theherlad.com.au report, a strong wave surge has been blamed for killing a 60-year-old woman while she was walking along Shoal Bay Beach in Port Stephens at the weekend. The woman, understood to be from Londonderry in Sydney’s west, was reportedly walking along the west end of the beach when she was knocked […]
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Peopledaily.com reports that a six year old Greek boy and a 65 year old female tourist drown off beaches across Greece within a few hours during the weekend, as authorities launch a campaign to address the worrying pattern of increasing number of accidental such deaths every summer. The six year old child drown as he […]
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News.com.au reports that a 40 year old Perth woman has drowned after slipping into a flooded stormwater drain while on holiday in Bali. Nine News reports the woman was in a taxi with her partner in North Kuta when they got stuck in a traffic jam. The pair got out of the cab and started […]
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According to abc.net.au, a body believed to be that of a man reported missing at a remote beach in Western Australia last week has washed ashore. The body was found at Elle’s Beach, south of Coral Bay, shortly after midday today. Police say formal identification will take a number of days but it is believed […]
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AOL Travel reports that a 46-year-old British tourist drowned in front of his family while swimming in rough seas on holiday in Italy. Brian Kent, from London, died within minutes of jumping in the water at popular tourist resort Sperlonga, located 90 minutes south of Rome, on Friday. According to the Daily Mail, Mr Kent […]
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According to abs-cbnnews.com, “A 57-year-old Chinese national drowned at a beach front in Boracay Island in Aklan, police said Friday. Chief Supt. Agrimero Cruz, Jr., regional police director of Western Visayas, said the victim, Wu Yong, was swimming with two others in front of Nigi Nigi Nu Noos Beach Resort when he drowned. Lifeguards were […]
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As reported by canada.com, “A U.S. tourist has drowned at a popular beach along Puerto Rico’s north coast. Police said Tuesday that 48-year-old Kenneth Taylor died while swimming at a beach in front of La Concha Hotel in the upscale neighbourhood of Condado in the capital of San Juan. He was visiting the U.S territory […]
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