Czech tourist found dead in Paradise Resort lagoon
The 84-year-old man from the Czech Republic was the fourth tourist to drown this year.
20 Jan 2019, 9:00 AM
An 84-year-old man from the Czech Republic who was staying at the Paradise Resort was found dead in the island lagoon Saturday afternoon.
The suspected drowning was reported to police around 3:15pm, police informed the media, after which the body was brought to the ADK hospital in the nearby capital island of Malé.
It was the fourth death of a tourist by drowning this year.
A 66-year-old South Korean tourist who was also staying at the Paradise resort drowned last Wednesday while snorkelling. Earlier in the week, a couple from the Philippines drowned while swimming near the Dhiffushi island in Kaafu atoll.
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