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A little boy has been left with nothing but photographs of his young parents as the family revealed details about how the couple died while snorkeling on the first day of their babymoon in Hawaii. Sophia Tsaruk, 26, was 30 weeks pregnant with baby Logan's younger sister when she swam in the waters off Ahihi-Kinau on Saturday morning. Moments later, she and her husband, Ilya, 25, were being pulled out by first responders who battled to save their lives before they were declared dead on the shore.
'The water was calm, there no, like, out of the ordinary weather conditions or anything like that,' Ilya's sister, Taisiya Tsaruk, who accompanied them on the trip to Maui, told KITV. 'We thought we were good. What could possibly happen?' Eighteen-month-old Logan is staying with relatives after both his parents drowned Ilya and Sophia Tsaruk from Snohomish, Washington with their son Logan The couple from Snohomish, Washington had just bought a new home and traveled to the Hawaiian island to celebrate Sophia's pregnancy.
Tiasiya joined them with her husband, Anatoliy, and another couple, and all six headed for the beach on the west of the island for the first full day of their vacation. Sophia, 26, was not a strong swimmer and mentioned feeling slightly ill as they donned snorkel masks and waded into the unguarded waters. The group split up to explore the sea-bed before another swimmer approached Tiasiya and told her he had heard screaming in the water.
First responders were called at 12:02pm and a responder a jet ski found Sophia floating unconscious in the water before bringing her to shore. Emergency crews then headed..
. Dominic Yeatman.
