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A NORWEGIAN national died while diving in the waters of Malapascua Island in Daanbantayan town, north Cebu on the morning of Christmas eve.
An unconscious Isaksen Knut Aksel, 45, was found floating by his Canadian diving instructor Tim Latimer at 11:30 a.m.
Aksel dove alone when two of his male friends, Xavier and Nicola left him and Latimer to buy food in the island.
Latimer, who was in a shallow part of the island, said from where he was standing, he noticed Aksel floating face down in the Monad shoal diving spot, and called for help.
The rescuers and Latimer in two pumpboats tried but failed to revive Aksel. They brought Aksel to the beach and then to the Daanbantayan District Hospital but he died on the way there.
Dr. Nicomedes Jabel said the casue of death was drowning.
PO1 Ramil Claro of the Daanbantayan police said Aksel arrived and rented a room at the Dutch Philippine Diving Shop and Beach Resort on Dec. 11. He was supposed to leave on Jan. 1 next year.
Police said they were investigating the incident.
