Two tourists die in Vietnam diving accident

[DandyDon]

DAN Europe is quite different from the organization in the US that many of us know well, so it is impossible to speculate on exactly what they can do to help - but they will try their best I am sure. I think start there with questions, and perhaps insurance coverage, but the organization will help: DAN Europe - Home

 

[Philippe's Sister]

thanks a lot for your messages i'm gonna contact the DAN as soon as possible.
We are in contact with consulat and ambassy in France and Vietnam but we can't get any more information for the moment, they are closed until Monday !!! We are already considering to go to Vietnam next week, we have some contacts in Vietnam trying hardly to help us. Thanks again

 

[DandyDon]

thanks a lot for your messages i'm gonna contact the DAN as soon as possible.
We are in contact with consulat and ambassy in France and Vietnam but we can't get any more information for the moment, they are closed until Monday !!! We are already considering to go to Vietnam next week, we have some contacts in Vietnam trying hardly to help us. Thanks again

I wish there was more we could do to assist you. If any questions develop that you would like for us to try to answer, please do let us know. France certainly has two embassies in Viet Nam - see Foreign Embassies and Consulates in Vietnam, and they have one in Paris - see Embassy of Vietnam in France

We do not know if Philippe was a member of DAN Europe or DAN Asia, or if he was insured by either, but they still should be willing to assist with some information when asked, and if he was insured - then may well help more with arrangements & expenses in returning his body, as well as with your travel to there if needed.

It's difficult to know what to believe from a news story as their facts can be poorly reported at times. I looked over a few, brief ones. One showed a stock photo of scuba divers but that was applied in error I think. From this site VietNamNet - SOCIETY IN BRIEF 23/12 | SOCIETY IN BRIEF 23/12 I do think that they were indeed snorkeling, and it does give information about where the three had been swimming, where they were staying, and where the bodies were taken, if all of that is correct...

2 foreigners drown near Phan Thiet, 1 saved
Two tourists, a Russian and a French, died while snorkeling in the central province of Binh Thuan Monday, local police said. A Russian man was rescued by fishermen.
The dead have been identified as Philippe Bousseau, 47, of France and Alexander Nikolav, 42.
The rescued man, Pavel, who was found by fishermen off Cu Lao Cau beach in Tuy Phong District, was pulled ashore for first aid.
He told them the other two were underwater, but by the time the fishermen reached them, they were already dead.
The three had been staying in different hotels in the resort city of Phan Thiet some 110 km away.
The bodies were sent to the Binh Thuan General Hospital. Autopsies will be done today in the presence of consular officials to identify the cause of death.

 

[annlaur]

Sincères condoléances.

Comme d'autres membres du forum, je pense que vous aurez plus d'informations en vous rendant sur place. Par ailleurs, si votre frère était un plongeur certifié en France, il se peut qu'il ait souscrit une assurance via la fédération française. Si c'est le cas, ils peuvent également vous aider dans vos démarches et peut-être payer votre déplacement au Vietnam.
L'assurance offerte par la FFESSM est contractée par le Cabinet Lafont et gérée par Axa.
Bon courage, n'hésitez pas à me dire si je peux aider (traduction français/anglais&#8230

Anne-Laure

 

[Philippe's Sister]

Merci beaucoup Anne Laure.

Je ne pense ppas que mon frère ait une certification de plongeur en France car il vivait à l'étranger depuis de nombreuses années, ilvenait de quitter l'ile Maurice ou il avait vécu 10 ans il y a deux mois ppour travailler au Vietnam. Je me renseigne et vous remercie de votre soutien et de votre aide. Je vais me renseigner car nous exploitons toutes les ppistes. Nouus avons des contacts au Vietnam qui nous aident de leur mieux et a qui ous avons fait une procuration pour les démarches mais en fonction des réponses de l'ambassade que nous esperons obtenir aujourd'hui nous envisageons de nous rendre sur pplace.
Concernant les possibles assurances de plongée fonctionnent elles même pour le snorkelling ? Car à ce jour nous ne savons même ppas s'il était en plongée sous marine ou en snorkelling.

Encore merci de votre aide de la ppart de toute notre famille.

 

[Philippe's Sister]

It's monday and we hope to get more informations by ambassy and consulat, for the moment we do not have any more information !

Thanks again for our help and suport

 

[DandyDon]

This is a google translation of your post, however accurate it may or may not be...

Thank you very much Anne Laure.

I do not think that my brother PPAS is a certified diver in France because he lived abroad for many years, leaving ilvenait Mauritius where he had lived 10 years two months ago fFor work in Vietnam. I am inquiring and thank you for your support and your help. I'll find out because we use all ISTP. Nouus have contacts in Vietnam who assist us their best and that e have made a proxy for the steps but based on the responses of the embassy that we hope we get today we plan to visit pplace.
Regarding possible insurance diving they operate even for snorkelling? Because to date we do not even know if PPAS was scuba diving or snorkeling.

Again thank you for your assistance in the PPART our entire family.

Since he had been living in Mauritius, he might have had DAN membership in DAN Divers Alert Network Asia-Pacific - Your Dive Safety Association

Do you know what work he was doing in Viet Nam?

Scuba insurance often also covers snorkeling and swimming accidents. His death by explosives set off by poachers would also possibly be covered by almost any accidental death insurance, life, medical or other insurance - depending on his life and work.

I hope you can learn more today. Best wishes...

 

[Philippe's Sister]

dear all,

my brother will be bring back to us in a few days, we have open in investigation in France because local authorithies in vietnam didn't give us any information, even to the consulat.

Thanks again for your help, i'll give ou the result of the investigation

 

[yauvanie]

Good Afternoon.

I am Yauvanie from Mauritius. I just want to present my sincere sympathy to Chef Bousseau's Family. We worked together for 5 years at The Sands Resort and he was a really nice chef and very funny to work with.

R.I.P CHEF

Regards
Yauvanie

 

[Philippe's Sister]

Good Afternoon.

I am Yauvanie from Mauritius. I just want to present my sincere sympathy to Chef Bousseau's Family. We worked together for 5 years at The Sands Resort and he was a really nice chef and very funny to work with.

R.I.P CHEF

Regards
Yauvanie

Thanks a lot Yauvanie, i think i have meet you at the Sands...