Overview

• The tourist, diving with his wife and a group, entered the water unsupervised on the morning of May 19, sinking to a depth of 25 meters.
• Dive masters recovered the victim and performed emergency resuscitation before transferring him to Semporna and Tawau hospitals, where he was pronounced dead.
• Police have classified the case as a sudden death and scheduled a post-mortem for the afternoon of May 20 to determine further details.
• Authorities are urging witnesses to come forward to assist in the ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the drowning.
• The incident highlights recurring safety concerns at Sabah’s popular dive sites, following a similar fatality involving a Chinese tourist in December 2024.