Australian tourists killed and injured in Bali snorkelling boat capsize
Indonesia: A snorkelling boat carrying 15 people, including a number of Australian tourists, capsized in rough seas off Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Friday, killing a Canberra woman and injuring two other Australians, police said.
The Sea Dragon 2 boat was on its way from a port in Bali to Nusa Penida, a popular tiny island near Bali, when it was overwhelmed by high waves, local police spokesperson Agus Widiono said.
The group’s boat was hit by a large wave about 8.30am, Bali time, that threw a 39-year-old woman, identified by police as Anna Maree, overboard in Kelingking waters. It was followed by a second wave that capsized the boat, Widiono said.
A nearby boat was rushed to rescue the survivors, including two local crew members and two injured tourists, from the choppy waters. Rescuers located the body of Anna Maree, the spokesperson said. She was taken to shore and flown to hospital but declared dead on arrival.
The police report identified the two injured tourists as 28-year-old man Gabriel Hijniakoff, from Brisbane, and Cintamani Warrington, 32, an Australian national living in Bali.
This masthead understands that Warrington suffered severe burns, presumed to be from the engine, to her thigh. Hijniakoff was being treated for less serious burns.
The two injured people were expected to be airlifted to a larger hospital in the provincial capital, Denpasar.
The Sea Dragon 2 left the popular Bali holiday destination of Sanur for Manta Point in Nusa Penida island with 11 foreign nationals, tour guides and boat crew. As they were travelling through the waters off Kelingking, the boat was hit by a large wave.
