Two foreigners drown in Bali after rugby match
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Two foreigners trying to cool off after a rugby match drowned while swimming in the sea off Indonesia's resort island of Bali, local officials said on Saturday.
A police official told Reuters that one man was Dutch, with the family name Byssemaker, while the other was Belgian, with the family name Deygrev. Both were aged 30, he said.
Another police official said the two men had drowned on Friday afternoon off Seminyak beach due to strong currents.
"Two men drowned because they were dragged by the current. They swam at a forbidden area," he said.
A local lifeguard, who declined to be identified by name, said a group of eight friends had gone for a swim after playing rugby and two of them got into trouble in the currents.
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