British woman, 69, drowned while snorkelling on holiday in the Maldives after being swept away by strong currents
A BRITISH woman has drowned while snorkelling in the Maldives after being swept away by strong currents.
The 69-year-old, who has not been named, was on holiday while the catastrophic current took her away off the tropical island of Kuredu.
Earlier that month, Filipino newlyweds Leomar Lagradilla, 30, and Erika Joyce, 29, were on their honeymoon when they died while snorkelling.
An 84-year-old man from the Czech Republic and a 66-year old South Korean tourist both drowned, followed by the death of a 40-year-old Russian woman during a diving trip on Sunday.
Anyone caught in a rip current should avoid fighting it and swim parallel to the shore for at least 50 metres before swimming back to the beach.
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