WA: Korean tourist drowns in WA

AAP General News (Australia)
12-27-2007
WA: Korean tourist drowns in WA

Police say a 26-year-old Korean tourist has drowned in a man-made lake .. in an old
mine in Western Australia.

They say the man disappeared while swimming with friends at about seven o'clock (WDT)
last night .. at Black Diamond lake near Collie in the state's south-west.

It's believed he got into difficulty with a leg cramp .. and couldn't be helped by his friends.

A team of four police divers have recovered his body from the popular swimming hole early today.

It's understood he was on on a working holiday in Australia.

AAP RTV lk/tm/sw

KEYWORD: LAKE (PERTH)

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