Here’s another Korean dead from swimming on Boracay. There have been a lot over the past few years and it makes ya’ wonder why its usually with snorkel gear. This one even says he was floating with the snorkel still inserted. People, I’ve gone to sleep while snorkeling and floated until the backs of my [...]
Citing reports from Aklan police, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesman Agrimero Cruz identified the victim as Zhang Wei, 28, a Chinese national. Zhang drowned while snorkeling at Sitio Tambisaan, Barangay Manoc Manoc, Boracay Island. That beach has a really good snorkeling area but like all things in the Philippines, if people like it then somebody [...]
This mornings sunrise swim was at 530 am. Sunrise is anything between 4:30 and direct sunlight. Swimming any later than that and you get the Filipinos in the water with shampoo and conditioner sachets…. which are always left as trash in the water. Gotta give it to ‘em, they loves them some hair care products. Anywho, I [...]
Source I have not heard anything about this at all – but it’s in the news. MANILA, Philippines – A German citizen drowned after suffering a heart attack while swimming in the waters of the popular tourist destination Boracay Island, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Monday. Reports reaching PCG headquarters in Manila said Harmut [...]
Got up early Sunday for some swimming and snorkeling before the homies started acting like opening day at a trailer-park swimming pool…about 5:30 or 6am. Annnnnnd….brownout, just as I step outside. No bother, not going to be home anyway. Out swimming around was pretty good although visibility was poor. Got about 1.5 kilometers out and [...]
This goes to show that something as benign as snorkeling might claim lives in a 100% tourist setting. Many tourists don’t swim so the operators put them in life-vests, mask/snorkel, and fins to go put-putting around a shallow coral area. Imagine a group of people, all face down in the water with life vests and [...]
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