The body of a British tourist who went missing on Sunday afternoon while swimming at a beach in the central province of Quang Nam has just been found.
Rescue team find the body of the British tourist on Quang Nam beach on December 23
Chairman of Tam Thanh Communal People's Committee, Nguyen Thanh Binh, confirmed on Monday morning that the body of Robin Justin Williams of British nationality was found and recovered by rescue team at 7.30 am.
"The body was found some two kilometres from the beach," Binh said.
According to a report by local authorities, the 50-year-old tourist went missing while swimming with a group of nine foreign tourists at a beach in Hoa Ha Village, Tam Thanh Commune at around 12.30pm on December 22.
He was washed away by strong waves while swimming. After being informed of the accident, local authorities had immediately sent rescue teams to look for the tourist but rescue work faced difficulties due to strong waves and cold weather.
It is said that the tourist group checked out from a hotel in Hoi An City in the morning and rode bikes to Tam Ky City. The group was guided by a Vietnamese person. The accident occurred when they stopped at the beach to swim.
