Japanese diver dies off Bali

Japanese diver dies off Bali

DENPASAR, Bali: The remains of a Japanese tourist who died in a diving accident off of nearby Menjangan islet, Bali, on Sunday, will be sent home on Tuesday as requested by relatives.

The departure to Japan of the body of 54-year-old Fumto Maruko, one of four foreign tourists who have died in Bali in 2003, was also approved by the insurance company financing the transport, said Gus Sumastra, head of the Antarbangsa travel agency in Denpasar, here on Monday.

The three other victims this year were Jay Harwood, 47, from New Zealand who drowned while swimming off Kuta beach, Onno Burgen, 41, from Holland also died while diving in Tulamben and Tania Tasia 32, from Switzerland, who died in a traffic accident in Kuta. --Antara