Chinese scuba diver drowns in Batangas

Batangas/drowning. INQUIRER FILES

LUCENA CITY — A Chinese national drowned while scuba diving on Thursday in the waters off Mabini town in Batangas province, the Batangas police said in a report Friday, April 26.

Shunyan Li, a resident of Pasay City, and his two friends were diving near Barangay Solo around 10:30 a.m. when Li encountered oxygen toxicity, the police report said.

His companion brought him to a local hospital, but he was declared dead on arrival.

According to the Scuba Diving Magazine, “oxygen toxicity may occur in divers using nitrox or mixed gases if they exceed the maximum operating depth for the gas they are breathing.”

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Police are conducting further investigation.

The remains of the victim will be subjected to a post-mortem examination and autopsy to determine the cause of his death.

For now, police have recorded the case as a “drowning” incident. INQ