DFA: Newly-wed Pinoy couple drowned in the Maldives

A newly-wed Filipino couple on their honeymoon in the Maldives died while snorkeling on Sunday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.

The couple from Laguna got married on December 18 and left Manila for a honeymoon on January 9.

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Authorities reported that the 29-year-old wife and her 30-year-old husband were guests in a resort in Dhiffushi island and were snorkeling when they started drowning.

"Both were rescued by resort workers but were pronounced dead upon arrival at a local hospital. Authorities were reported to be investigating the incident," the DFA said in a statement on Monday.

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The DFA declined to identify the victims, but said it is in touch with the couple's immediate relatives and expressed its sympathies to their families.

They assured them of its assistance through the Philippine Embassy in Bangladesh, which has jurisdiction over Maldives, in the repatriation of the couple's remains. — RSJ, GMA News