New Delhi: In a terrible tragedy, Russian actress Kamilla Belyatskaya lost her life after being swept away by a giant wave while practising yoga on Koh Samui island in Thailand, Metro reported.
The 24-year-old was on vacation with her boyfriend at a place where she had visited earlier also.
In fact, the Russian artist had expressed her deep love for the exact spot where the accident took place, visiting the place often during her trips to the island.
A video showing her final moments before the fatal wave struck has gone viral on social media, showing her engrossed in meditation.
Someone who was close by tried to rescue her, but in vain. Kamilla’s body was recovered a few kilometres away from the ill-fated spot where she was swept away.
Hình ảnh cuối của nữ du khách tập yoga trên mỏm đá trước khi bị sóng cuốn
Một nữ du khách Nga 24 tuổi đã bị sóng cuốn xuống biển khi tập yoga trên mỏm đá tại điểm ngắm cảnh Lad Koh, đảo Koh Samui, Thái Lan vào ngày 29-11. pic.twitter.com/7VYbwevCzM
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It was an irony as she referred to Koh Samui island as her ‘home’ and the ‘best place on earth.’
“I love Samui so much. But this place, this rocky beach is the best thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Thank you, the universe, for me being here right now. I’m very happy. I’m happy,” she had written recently.
She had travelled to the spot called Lad Ko viewpoint in a red car, as captured on CCTV. She walked alone to the rocks, retrieving a pink foam mat from her car’s trunk.
The mat was later spotted floating in the turbulent waters off Koh Samui.
Chaiyaporn Subprasert, head of the Samui Rescue Centre, said that warning systems are very much there across beaches of Koh Samui, alerting visitors of potential hazards and dangers.
“During monsoon season, we constantly warn tourists, especially in high-risk areas like Chaweng and Lamai beaches, where red flags indicate no swimming. While the incident’s location is not a swimming area but rather a viewpoint for scenery, the victim may have been caught off guard by the unexpected wave surge,” he said.
