A 70-year-old woman reportedly drowned yesterday afternoon while swimming at the Saipan World Resort beach in Susupe, bringing to three the number of people who drowned on Saipan in a week. <\/p>\n
The three are also the eighth, ninth, and 10th drowning incidents this year on Saipan, according to Saipan Tribune records.<\/p>\n
Department of Public Safety acting spokesman Lt. Jason Tarkong said that yesterday\u2019s drowning victim, an Asian woman, was pronounced dead at the Commonwealth Health Center by Dr. Jeremy Devey at 4:18pm. <\/p>\n
The police usually prefer to use the term \u201cAsian\u201d to refer to those of East Asian descent: Chinese, Korean, Japanese, etc.<\/p>\n
Tarkong said that police officers responded to a drowning incident at the Saipan World Resort beach yesterday at 3:58pm and learned that the 70-year-old woman had been swimming with family members after having lunch.<\/p>\n
The victim and her family started swimming in the swim zone area of the beach at noon. Family members later noticed that she was missing.<\/p>\n
As they searched for the victim, witnesses spotted her floating face down within the swim zone area. She was wearing a life vest.<\/p>\n
The hotel\u2019s lifeguards retrieved the body and conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR. <\/p>\n
Emergency medical technicians from the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services transported the victim in an ambulance to CHC, where she was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n
Last Monday afternoon, a 25-year-old Asian woman was taken to the hospital after eyewitnesses found her floating motionless in a swimming pool at a residence in San Vicente.<\/p>\n
Tarkong said the woman passed away the following day, Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Tarkong did not release the victim\u2019s name.<\/p>\n
News sources in China identified her as Jovie Liu Youling, a cosplay model. Cosplay participants, called cosplayers, wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a character. In Youling\u2019s case, she was said to be a model for digital games and would sometimes wear costumes representing her characters.<\/p>\n
It was reported that she came to Saipan after social media fans selected her to come as a model for a photo shoot at a villa organized by a company.<\/p>\n
According to Tarkong, police responded on Monday at 3:09pm to a drowning incident at a residence in San Vicente.<\/p>\n
Upon arrival, police saw DFEMS medics conducting CPR on the victim.<\/p>\n
Police learned from witnesses that the victim had been swimming in the pool, but later saw her floating motionless.<\/p>\n
Tarkong said that several people assisted with pulling the victim out of the pool and started CPR.<\/p>\n
DFEMS transported the victim to CHC, where she died the next day.<\/p>\n
DFEMS said that medics left the hospital after the victim was found to have a pulse.<\/p>\n
Last Wednesday afternoon, divers recovered the body of a 27-year-old Asian male who was reported missing a day before after spear fishing outside the reef of Pak Pak Beach in San Antonio, Tarkong said. <\/p>\n
The victim was transported to CHC, where Dr. Neda Farzan pronounced him dead at 4:55pm due to drowning.<\/p>\n
Police learned that on Wednesday at 1:59pm, the victim\u2019s friend reported that the victim has not returned from fishing since Tuesday, Sept. 26.<\/p>\n
DPS Boating Safety officers met with the witness at Pak Pak Beach. DPS then launched the Zodiac rescue boat from Smiling Cove Marina.<\/p>\n
Divers from a private company spotted the body deep in the water outside the reef of the beach.<\/p>\n
Division of Fish and Wildlife personnel recovered fishing equipment believed to be that of the victim.<\/p>\n
A team of DPS and Commonwealth Ports Authority divers retrieved the body 80 feet deep in the ocean.<\/p>\n
The Zodiac boat transported the victim to Smiling Cove, then an ambulance brought him to CHC. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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