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28/05/2013
British Woman Killed In Snorkelling Accident
A British woman has died in Malaysia, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
The woman died off Perhentian Bersar Island on 27 May.
According to the BBC, Malaysia's state news agency, Bernama, said she was struck by a boat's propeller while snorkelling.
Malaysian police are investigating the accident.
A Foreign Office spokesman said they were providing consular assistance to the family.
Besut police chief Superintendent Kamaruddin Mohd Zakaria said the woman died while being taken for treatment by the boat operator involved, Bernama reported.
She had serious injuries to her legs and torso. An Australian male companion is also thought to have been injured in the accident.
(JP/IT)
The woman died off Perhentian Bersar Island on 27 May.
According to the BBC, Malaysia's state news agency, Bernama, said she was struck by a boat's propeller while snorkelling.
Malaysian police are investigating the accident.
A Foreign Office spokesman said they were providing consular assistance to the family.
Besut police chief Superintendent Kamaruddin Mohd Zakaria said the woman died while being taken for treatment by the boat operator involved, Bernama reported.
She had serious injuries to her legs and torso. An Australian male companion is also thought to have been injured in the accident.
(JP/IT)
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