Two British tourists have drowned within two days in the Maldives, it has emerged.
In the first of the two tragedies, a 46-year-old man drowned while diving at the popular Hammerhead Shark Point off the coast of the atoll of Rasdhoo at 9.12am on Monday.
He was taken to a hospital in Rasdhoo but was pronounced dead on arrival.
This morning, news outlets in the paradise islands revealed that a second Brit had died in the same paradise atoll.
The 65-year-old drowned today at around 10.30am in the waters off the coast of Rasdhoo. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Alif Alif Atoll hospital.
The Rasdhoo Atoll is known for the arrival of huge schools of fish in the early mornings, which attract a large number of hammerhead sharks to the waters.
The hammerhead sharks are found in deeper waters at around 196 feet (60 metres), meaning that any divers who wish to see the predators must have received advanced training.
The atoll is particularly popular during the dry season between October to March when the seas are particularly calm.
Hammerhead sharks are often seen in the waters, as well as grey reef sharks, stingrays, dolphins and turtles.
Adult hammerheads can grow up to six metres in size but are regarded as harmless to humans.
There have only been 17 documented, unprovoked attacks by hammerhead sharks worldwide with zero human deaths recorded.
