Couple Drowns While Snorkeling During Hawaii Babymoon
Ilya and Sophia Tsaruk, from Washington, were found unresponsive near Maui's Ahihi-Kina'u Natural Area Reserve.
- Both Ilya, 25, and his pregnant wife, Sophia, 26, were discovered unresponsive in the water on September 14.
- The couple had an 18-month-old son and were expecting a daughter, whom they planned to name Melody.
- Emergency responders performed CPR but both were pronounced dead at the scene.
- Family members speculate that full-face snorkel masks may have contributed to the panic but did not directly cause suffocation.
- A GoFundMe page has raised nearly $150,000 for funeral expenses, with memorial services scheduled for September 26 and 27.