On the afternoon of November 3, some people walking on the Lang Co embankment, My Khe village, Tam Thanh commune (Phu Quy island district) discovered a body stuck in a rock cavity. The incident was then reported to local authorities.

Many people suspect that this is the body of Can Hoang M. (19 years old, living in Lam Dong province), who was swept away by waves while SUP paddling with 5 others last week. Fortunately, all 5 people who went with him survived.

Mr. M's relatives also came to the scene to identify the body. However, because the body was in the process of decomposition, the authorities will have to take professional measures to determine the exact identity.

Body found washed up on the embankment on Phu Quy island suspected to be male tourist.jpg
The embankment area discovered the body suspected to be that of a male tourist who went missing while SUPing last week. Photo: Nhat Tanh

As VietNamNet reported, on the afternoon of October 26, the Phu Quy Port Border Guard Station received a report from the owner of Villa Windy about a group of 6 tourists going to Phu Quy Island for sightseeing and registering to stay at the facility.

At around 4:45 p.m. the same day, this group took 2 sup boats and 1 life jacket to the front of the villa to go swimming and row about 200m from shore (the sea area where sup activities are not allowed).

More than an hour later, the group encountered strong winds and currents pulling them away from shore, so they called the villa owner for help. After that, 3 people were rescued by boat and brought safely to shore, while the remaining 3 continued to drift at sea. The boat returned to rescue them but could not find them.

At 7:00 p.m. the same day, tourist Ngo Xuan H. (26 years old, residing in Dien Bien province) was able to swim to shore.

On October 27, female tourist Nguyen Ngoc Kim Th. (19 years old, residing in Lam Dong province) was also lucky to be found, after a night of drifting at sea thanks to wearing a life jacket.

6 tourists were swept away by waves while SUP boating in Phu Quy

6 tourists were swept away by waves while SUP boating in Phu Quy

A group of 6 tourists went to the beach in Phu Quy, Binh Thuan province to swim and used 2 sup boats to row. When they were about 200m from shore, a large wave capsized the boat, and all 6 people fell into the sea.
Female tourist survives 12 hours drifting at sea at night in Phu Quy

Female tourist survives after 12 hours drifting at sea at night in Phu Quy

Regarding the incident of a group of 6 people rowing a SUP boat in distress in the waters of Phu Quy island district (Binh Thuan province), this morning, authorities found a female tourist.
Fishing boat capsized by tornado in Phu Quy, 6 fishermen fell into the sea

Fishing boat capsized by tornado in Phu Quy, 6 fishermen fell into the sea

While fishing in the waters of Phu Quy Island (Binh Thuan Province), a fishing boat was suddenly hit by a tornado and capsized, causing 6 fishermen to fall into the sea. Of these, 5 were rescued, while 1 fisherman is still missing.