Young man might have hit head on concrete while jumping into harbor
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/08/06
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
A young Malaysian who lost consciousness off Orchid Island last weekend was declared brain dead Tuesday August 6. (By Central News Agency)
Relatives visiting him at the Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taitung agreed to turn off life support and donate his organs, the Central News Agency reported.
Chay (謝), 22, on a working vacation on the island, had gone with friends to its harbor to swim last Saturday (August 3) afternoon. However, after he jumped into the water, his friends noticed he had lost consciousness and pulled him ashore. [FULL STORY]
