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Malaysian Diver Dies After Current Splits Group Off Nusa Penida

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Siti Nuraini Binti Rusidi, 40, died on 16 September during a recreational dive at Crystal Bay off Bali after a strong current separated part of the group.

A 40-year-old Malaysian woman died during a recreational scuba-diving outing off Nusa Penida in Bali on the morning of 16 September, according to local police and the dive operator. The diver was named as Siti Nuraini Binti Rusidi, who had joined a group boat trip that set out at 8am.

Siti Nuraini was staying at Dive Concepts Lembongan in Jungutbatu Village on nearby Nusa Lembongan. Her group ran an opening dive at Manta Bay before moving on to a second location, where conditions changed sharply after the divers went underwater.

The guide leading the trip, Eugenius Francisco Ray, later told investigators that Siti Nuraini had been coughing at intervals ahead of the first descent. Asked whether she felt well enough to continue, she confirmed that she was fit to dive.

The group reached the second site, Crystal Bay, at around 11am. Guides again checked on Siti Nuraini's condition, and she signalled that she wanted to carry on with the planned dive as scheduled.

Current at Crystal Bay

Soon after the divers entered the water and began their descent, a powerful current arrived without warning. The pull was strong enough to drag three members of the group away from the others, and the situation worsened quickly.

The guide directed Siti Nuraini to hold her position while he went to reach the three divers who had drifted off and bring them back to safety. The current eased roughly 10 minutes into the dive. When attention returned to her, she was no longer responsive.

Accounts given to local media by witnesses described Siti Nuraini behaving, during the period she was on her own, as though her air supply had failed. She showed clear signs of panic and pulled the regulator mouthpiece from her mouth.

Another guide, identified as Wando Salone, reached her and passed her his backup regulator, known as an octopus, then assisted her back up to the surface.

Rushed toward Lembongan

Once she was returned to the dive boat, Siti Nuraini still had a faint pulse, but she was foaming at the mouth and nose. The boat's captain set a course for Nusa Lembongan in an effort to get her urgent medical care as fast as possible.

Staff from the Nusa Medika Clinic met the boat at Lembongan to take over her care. By that point she was unresponsive, and she was declared dead while being moved toward the medical facility.

Law enforcement in the Klungkung district and the regional maritime police have opened an investigation into the death. An official cause has not been established, and authorities said it will depend on the findings of a post-mortem examination.

Nusa Penida diving death, Bali scuba accident, Crystal Bay dive, Siti Nuraini Binti Rusidi, Malaysian diver Bali, Nusa Lembongan, diving fatality investigation, Klungkung police

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