KUALA BESUT: A South Korean tourist drowned while trying to save her husband during a snorkelling outing at Tanjung Langir, Pulau Perhentian Besar, near here.
Kim Dong-huk (pic), 52, who tried to save her husband who had difficulty breathing while snorkelling, died at the Pulau Perhentian health clinic about 30 minutes after being rescued by villagers at 12.30pm yesterday.
Besut OCPD Supt Kamaruddin Mohd Zakaria said the woman and her husband, Kyung Min-baek, 54, had gone snorkelling at 10am.
They were at sea for about two hours when her husband had breathing difficulties.
“The wife tried to rescue her husband, who was struggling in the water and gasping for breath. But when the husband held on to her too tightly, she could not swim,” he said.
Kim’s body was later sent to the Besut district hospital in Jerteh for post-mortem.
When met at the district hospital, Kyung said they arrived in Pulau Perhentian on Saturday with two friends for a holiday.
“I am sad that my wife died while trying to save me,” he said.
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