BULELENG, mybalinews.id – A Spanish tourist Lopez Pino Perran (37) reportedly died in Bali. He died while spear fishing in the waters of Pemuteran Village, Gerokgak District, Buleleng Regency, Bali.
“It is suspected the victim experienced a blackout or lack of oxygen while spear fishing in the depths of the sea, due to inadequate equipment,” said Buleleng Police spokesperson First Inspector Yohana Rozalin Diaz said on Monday (August 18).
She said the incident occurred on Sunday (August 17) at around 3 pm Bali time.
It began on Sunday (August 17), the victim left Tanjung Bukit Ser Beach with three other friends, headed for the spearfishing location in the waters of Tangkad Menaung, Pemuteran.
When they started spearfishing, one of the witnesses reminded the victim not to dive deeper than 5 meters. However, during the activity, the victim dived alone several times and did not follow the witness’s instructions.
Approximately 30 minutes later, the witness could not find the victim. The witnesses then searched for the victim by circling the location four times in a boat, but the victim was nowhere to be found.
The witness then dived again to a depth of five meters, but the victim was nowhere to be found. The witness then asked a friend to help search for the victim, bringing diving equipment.
The witness then pointed out the location where he last saw the victim. The witness and his friend then dived to a depth of approximately 20 meters, and the victim was found dead.
Subsequently, security officers from the Buleleng Air Force Police arrived at the scene to help evacuate the victim to shore. The victim died from blackout, a loss of consciousness experienced while diving at certain depths, caused by lack of oxygen.
“A Spanish national died while spearfishing in the waters off Tangkad Menaung, Pemuteran,” he said. (KAD)
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