A tourist from Myanmar was pronounced dead yesterday after being found unconscious in a shallow-water wave pool at a water park in Taichung, but no cause of death had been determined as of this afternoon.
The Taichung Fire Bureau received a report at about 2:02pm that the 52-year-old, who was visiting Lihpao Land in Houli District (后里), appeared to have no vital signs when he was found unconscious, local media reported today.
Photo courtesy of Lihpao Land
Firefighters found the man without any apparent external injuries and in a state of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
He was given emergency treatment at the scene before being taken to the Dajia branch of Lee's General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead despite resuscitation efforts.
Police said they would refer the case to prosecutors for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
According to local media reports, the man had been visiting the water park with his wife after renting a car.
He was found lying face down in the wave pool of the park's Mala Bay attraction.
The incident occurred during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday weekend, when the water park was crowded with visitors.
Some visitors said they witnessed lifeguards performing emergency resuscitation and saw the man being carried away on a stretcher.
The park operator expressed its condolences today over the man's death, but said the cause of the incident remained under investigation.
It declined to provide further details, citing privacy.
According to local media, police said the man was initially suspected of having drowned, but the exact cause of death would be determined following prosecutors' examination.
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