The body of an elderly Hong Kong tourist who drowned in the Philippines on Thursday was recovered yesterday.
Poon Po-chun's body washed ashore on Panikian Island off Talisay town in Batangas province, a day after the motorboat carrying her and seven other Hong Kong women tourists capsized on Taal Lake.
Poon, 65, was part of a tour group of about 30 Hong Kong visitors taking four boats to a volcano for sightseeing. The eight tourists on Poon's boat and their Filipino guide were wearing lifejackets.
When they saw a large wave approaching the port side of the boat, all shifted to the starboard side, causing it to capsize, reports said.
The other Hong Kong women, the guide and the two crewmen were rescued by fishermen. They were not seriously injured. Most of the tourists will return to Hong Kong this afternoon.
Poon's son and daughter flew to the Philippines yesterday.