Reports in local media outlets have said that two Brits have drowned in the Maldives over the past two days. The men, aged 46 and 65, both died while swimming, The Express reports.
The younger man died while swimming off the atoll of Rasdhoo shortly after 9am on Monday (March 13) morning after drowning at Hammerhead Shark Point. He was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The older man passed away in similar circumstances also off Rasdhoo, and was also pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office advises on its website: "Most visits to Maldives are trouble-free. The most common problems faced by visiting British nationals are lost and stolen passports, and swimming and diving related accidents.
