Swiss traveler dies while snorkeling off Dhiggaru

A Swiss woman died on Tuesday while snorkeling in the waters off M. Dhiggaru.

Abdulla Nafiu, the manager at the M. Muli Regional Hospital, told Sun that the hospital received a call from the police regarding the case at 06:57 pm.

The woman had been part of a group of tourists in a liveaboard off Dhiggaru. Her condition suddenly deteriorated while she was snorkeling.

Nafiu said a team from the hospital – two doctors and two nurses – arrived at the scene within 15 minutes.

However, she wasn’t breathing when the team arrived.

Her body was taken to the Muli Regional Hospital at 08:12 pm.

Nafiu said the woman was above the age of 55.

The death is under investigation by the police.