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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Namita Singh

Woman, 31, dies while scuba diving off popular Malaysian island

A 31-year-old woman died in Malaysia while scuba diving in the waters off the Tioman island on 19 July.

The police ruled out foul play after post-mortem found that the diver, identified as Heng Hing Ying, died from an arterial gas embolism – a condition where gas or air bubbles enter the arterial bloodstream, blocking blood flow and preventing oxygen from reaching the tissues.

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