Roy John Taylor, 55, sadly died of his injuries at the scene (Picture: Shutterstock)
A British tourist died while on a surfing holiday after a rough wave left him with horrifying injuries to his head and neck.
Roy John Taylor, 55, an expert body surfer from London, was at Varkala Papanasam Beach in the south Indian state of Kerala when the tragic incident took place at around 11.30am on Friday, local media has reported.
One of the lifeguards on duty at the time has been quoted as saying: ‘The person was doing body surfing on the waves when a rough wave swept him and crashed him onto the dune.
‘He suffered injuries on the head and neck and we gave him first aid and took him to the hospital.’
Mr Taylor is understood to have been in the company of a woman when the accident occurred.
Police told local media: ‘We have completed the inquest and the body has been sent for postmortem at Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram.
‘From the preliminary investigation, the accident happened because of rough waves while he was body surfing.’
Mr Taylor isn’t the only British tourist to have died in India so far this year
They added that Mr Taylor’s death has been reported to the Foreigners Regional Registration Office, the Indian High Commission and the British Embassy.
It’s not the only story of British tourists dying under tragic circumstances while on holiday in India to have made headlines this year.
Just last week, a man was reported to have drowned in front of his wife while swimming off a beach in Goa, in the west of India. He was 72 years old.
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At another beach in the region, the body of a woman was also found earlier in January.
Named by local media as Emma Louise Leaning, police said they were conducting an investigation into the woman’s cause of death though noted there did not appear to have been any foul play involved.
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