TRAGIC END
Actress, 24, swept to her death by giant wave while doing yoga at her favourite beauty spot on Thai paradise island
Kamilla's final moments were captured on camera by tourists
AN ASPIRING actress was swept to her death by a giant wave while doing yoga at her favourite beauty spot.
Kamilla Belyatskaya, 24, was caught on video moments before she was pulled into the sea on tourist island Koh Sumui in Thailand.
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She was then hit by the massive wave and pulled into the swirling sea - leaving behind only her pink yoga mat.
Harrowing footage too shocking to show showed her struggling and buffeted in the surging currents.
The tourist, from Russia’s third city Novosibirsk, had been visiting Thailand’s second-largest island with her boyfriend, it is understood.
Her body was found at the weekend two-thirds of a mile from where she was washed away.
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Earlier, she had told her social media followers how she loved this spot and repeatedly returned to it on trips to the island which she called “home” and “the best place on earth”.
A foreign man reportedly went into the waves to try and save her, without success.
His fate is not known.
Previously tragic Kamilla posted about this beauty spot: “I love Samui so much.
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“But this place, this rocky beach is the best thing I've ever seen in my life.
“Thank you, universe, for me being here right now."
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She had gone to the Lad Ko Viewpoint to watch the waves and was seen arriving nearby in a red car before seemingly going alone to the rocks.
She retrieved a pink foam mat from the boot of her car before walking to the beauty spot which offers panoramic views of the island.
Later the mat was seen floating in the violent seas off Koh Samui, one of Thailand’s most popular islands.
The raging seas hampered rescue teams.
They arrived only 15 minutes after she was swept into the sea, there was nothing they could do to save the young actress.
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Thailand is increasingly popular with Russian tourists, including men seeking to avoid being forced into Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine.
Some 1.48 million visited Thailand in the last year.
Chaiyaporn Subprasert, head of the Samui Rescue Centre, said warning systems were in place across the island’s beaches.
“During monsoon season, we constantly warn tourists, especially in high-risk areas like Chaweng and Lamai beaches, where red flags indicate no swimming.
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“While the incident’s location is not a swimming area but rather a viewpoint for scenery, the victim may have been caught off guard by the unexpected wave surge.”
Local authorities have established a marine search and rescue centre to coordinate ongoing efforts to locate the missing tourist and the man reported to have gone in to save her.
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