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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.
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