A couple celebrating the impending birth of their second child have died while snorkelling in Hawaii. Ilya Tsaruk, 25, and his pregnant wife, Sophia Tsaruk, 26, were found unresponsive in the water near the north side of Ahihi-Kina'u Natural Area Reserve on Maui on 14.

Family members identified the couple on their verified GoFundMe page as 25-year-old Ilya Tsaruk and 26-year-old Sophia Tsaruk. Sophia Tsaruk was pregnant and the couple also had an 18-month-old son who was not with them at the time of their deaths, according to the GoFundMe page.

Family and friends are mourning the deaths of a Washington state couple who died while snorkeling on vacation in Hawaii. The couple was found unresponsive by first responders near the north side of Āhihi-Kīnaʻu Natural Area Reserve on Maui.

A tragedy in paradise as a young, married couple from Washington state, celebrating their anniversary and the soon-to-be birth of their second child, drown in Maui.

Pregnant mother and husband drown while snorkeling on vacation in Hawaii - Maui officials responded to ‘snorkelers in distress’ on Saturday afternoon