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Tourist drowns in Managaha
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Posted on Dec 07 2006
A Japanese tourist drowned while swimming at the Managaha Island yesterday morning.
Saipan Tribune learned that the victim, a 61-year-old woman, was brought to the Commonwealth Health Center where she was pronounced dead by a doctor at 10:30am.
This is the seventh drowning incident in the CNMI so far this year.
Sources at the Department of Public Safety disclosed that the drowning incident was reported to police at 10:14am.
Police said the victim was swimming with some companions on Managaha Island. While the victim was snorkeling in the swimming zone, a lifeguard, who was in the lifeguard house, observed her struggling in the deep part of the water.
The lifeguard jumped in the water as several other swimmers shouted for help. The lifeguard took the woman to the shoreline where he then applied CPR on her.
The victim vomited, but later lost consciousness.
A Tasi Tour boat brought the victim to Smiling Cove Marina where responding medics, who were waiting in an ambulance, brought her to CHC.
On Oct. 30, a 36-year-old Chinese female tourist also drowned while swimming with some tourists on Managaha Island.
On June 27, two Japanese tourists drowned at Obyan Beach on Saipan and at Long Beach on Tinian.
On March 6, former Rota Resident Director for Finance Vicente S. Atalig drowned while fishing at the Swimming Hole Beach on Rota.
In the latter part of March, a Japanese female tourist drowned on Rota.
In February, a Chinese male tourist drowned while swimming at Tachogna Beach in San Jose, Tinian.
