Maksim Melekhov, 39, and Ilya Perigudin, 29, were diving with Perigudin's father and his 18-year-old brother near the Batangas resort area on Thursday, Feb. 27, when they were all swept away and separated by "strong underwater currents," according to a statement from the Philippine Coast Guard .

Two tourists swept away from their scuba diving group in the Philippines have been found dead — with the mangled remains of one spotted in the jaws of a shark. Maksim Melekhov, 39, and Ilya Perigudin,

Two Russian tourists have died after being involved in a horror shark attack in the Philippines on Thursday (February 27). Ilia Peregudin, 29, and Maksim Melekhov, 39, were out enjoying a popular diving spot off the Verde Island, known for its rich marine life and vivid corals, in Batangas province.

A coastguard official said the victims were part of a four-member group that travelled by boat to Verde Island from Puerto Galera.

Russian tourists, Ilia Peregudin, 29, and Maksim Melekhov, 39, were part of a diving group that had travelled to the area to experience its marine life and range of corals, and swam near the sea floor to take in everything the environment had to offer.

Two Russian tourists have died in the Philippines after a scuba diving trip ended with one of them drowning and the other being attacked by sharks...

A devastating undercurrent and a shark attack during a diving trip off Batangas result in tragedy for two tourists.

Two Russian tourists died while scuba diving off Verde Island in the Philippines after being swept away by strong undercurrents. One was believed to have drowned while the other was found being attacked by sharks, his right arm severed.