A BRIT dad-of-two drowned in his own bodily fluids while snorkeling on holiday in Egypt, an inquest heard.
Les Finch, 72, died on February 27 after he was found unconscious in the water at a coral hotspot known as Three Pools.The inquest at Preston Coroner's Court on Wednesday heard Mr Finch, from Ormskirk, Lancs, died from immersion pulmonary oedema.
She said: "We were swimming round and if you're looking at fish you aren't always aware of what's going on around you or above the water."She said he had swam past her just before. There were quite a few people in the water and I just couldn't see him. I really panicked. For the first three days the group stayed in Sharm-el-Sheikh before travelling to Dahab, a world-renowned diving spot on the Red Sea.He blamed a recent cold but Home Office pathologist Dr Brian Rodgers said it was likely "a sign of immersion pulmonary oedema".
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